1923 VFL Season Round 9: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1923 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round nine of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Harry Curtis captained the hosts. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Collingwood (11.10.76) defeated Melbourne (6.6.42).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 July 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 11.10.76 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 4 8 . 5 9 . 6 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Melbourne 3 . 1 4 . 4 4 . 5 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin COLL by 9 COLL by 25 COLL by 31 COLL by 34 COLL by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Collingwood

Captain: Harry Curtis
Coach: Jock McHale

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Orchard

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
3 Benson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Cock, Eric ? ? 0 ?
5 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
6 Coventry, Syd ? ? 2 ?
4 Curtis, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Hannah, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
16 Lee, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
22 Poulter, Joe ? ? 2 ?
23 Rowe, Percy ? ? 1 ?
28 Taylor, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
20 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 1 ?
31 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
29 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
26 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
4 Elliott, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
34 Moore, Vern ? ? 2 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 6

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