1925 VFL Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 1925 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1925 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Charlie Tyson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, F. Jorgensen, C. Lilley, D. Mollison, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, I. Warne-Smith, A. Wilson, S. Wittman
Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, H. Chesswas, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, J. Lawn, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Melbourne (3.8.26) were defeated by Collingwood (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Corbett, D. Taylor, P. Tulloh
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), J. Harris, L. Stainsby, C. Tyson
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 3 October 1925
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,833
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
3.8.26 - 8.15.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | (26) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Lawn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Stainsby, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Webb, Reynolds | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||