1920 VFL Season Round 12: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1920 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round twelve of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. In the absence of Dick Lee, vice-captain Ernie Lumsden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by Collingwood (10.15.75).

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 17 July 1920
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,307

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 8.11.59 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 4 2 . 7 6 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Collingwood 5 . 4 8 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin COLL by 30 COLL by 37 COLL by 28 COLL by 16 COLL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: George Heinz
Coach: Gerald Brosnan

Collingwood

Captain: Ernie Lumsden (acting)
Coach: Jock McHale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Boyd, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Campbell, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 3 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Huntington, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
24 McIntyre, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Drummond, Tom ? ? 1 ?
9 Haysom, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Les ? ? 2 ?
10 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Lobb, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Lumsden, Ernie (ac) ? ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
15 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
27 Rowe, Percy ? ? 3 ?
20 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
25 Utting, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s