1920 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1920 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1920 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at 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
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, M. Anthony, L. Boyd, B. Campbell, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, A. Farrow, A. Gray, J. House, J. Huntington, C. Lilley, H. Matthews, B. McIntyre, H. Odgers, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, G. Walker

Collingwood
E. Lumsden (capt.), C. Brown, H. Curtis, T. Drummond, W. Haysom, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, L. Lobb, C. McCarthy, A. Mutch, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, C. Tyson, E. Utting, E. Wilson, P. Wilson

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

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Huntington (4), G. Heinz (3), J. House
Collingwood: P. Rowe (3), L. Hughes (2), E. Utting (2), T. Drummond, C. Tyson, E. Wilson

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Gerald Brosnan (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: George Heinz (Melbourne), Ernie Lumsden (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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