1923 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1923 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1923 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Charlie Lilley captained the hosts.
Harry Curtis captained the visitors with Harry Saunders as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
C. Lilley (capt.), J. Abernethy, M. Anthony, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, H. Coy, E. Donaldson, H. Dunbar, D. Elliman, J. Flanagan, M. Glasscock, G. Heinz, J. Makin, D. Mollison, E. Peck, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, P. Tulloh
Collingwood
H. Curtis (capt.), H. Saunders (vice-capt.), R. Baker, T. Baker, B. Buck, H. Chesswas, E. Cock, G. Coventry, J. Lawn, C. Lee, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, C. Tyson, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Melbourne (11.21.87) were defeated by Collingwood (21.12.138).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Tulloh (3), J. Abernethy (2), D. Elliman (2), G. Heinz (2), M. Anthony, D. Taylor
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), B. Makeham (5), R. Baker (3), T. Baker (3), R. Webb (3), E. Cock, J. Lawn
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,414
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
11.21.87 - 21.12.138
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 21 | 11 | . | 21 | (87) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 12 | (138) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 51 | COLL by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Wilson
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Charlie Lilley
(Melbourne),
Harry Curtis
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Harry Saunders
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Donaldson, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliman, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Flanagan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Glasscock, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Makin, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 21 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Buck, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cock, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Curtis, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lawn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lee, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Saunders, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tyson, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Webb, Reynolds | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 21 | 12 | |||