1921 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1921 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1921 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Dick Lee captained the visitors with Les Hughes as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
P. Wilson (capt.), B. Allen, M. Anthony, J. Brake, B. Chadwick, H. Coy, A. Farrow, H. Harker, G. Heinz, C. Lethlean, C. Lilley, J. Lord, C. Streeter, E. Thomas, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, G. Walker, L. Wallace

Collingwood
D. Lee (capt.), L. Hughes (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Buck, G. Coventry, T. Drummond, J. Keogh, C. Laxton, L. Ludbrooke, C. McCarthy, C. Pannam, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, C. Tyson, R. Webb, E. Wilson

Melbourne (7.11.53) were defeated by Collingwood (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Heinz (2), B. Chadwick, H. Harker, J. Lord, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh
Collingwood: D. Lee (7), C. Laxton (4), E. Wilson (2), G. Coventry

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 May 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 14,994

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.11.53 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 8 6 . 10 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Collingwood 4 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 11 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin COLL by 21 COLL by 17 COLL by 25 COLL by 44 COLL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Wilson (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Percy Wilson (Melbourne), Dick Lee (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Les Hughes (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: V. Belcher

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
10 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 1 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 2 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Lord, John ? ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Thomas, Enos ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 1 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 1 ?
20 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallace, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Buck, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Hughes, Les (vc) ? ? 0 ?
11 Keogh, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
13 Lee, Dick (c) ? ? 7 ?
14 Ludbrooke, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
18 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 13

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