1925 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1925 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1925 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts. George Heinz captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), R. Baker, B. Barry, G. Beasley, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Lawn, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson

Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, G. Donnelly, H. Dunbar, B. Ewer, F. Jorgensen, D. Mollison, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, B. Tymms, S. Wittman

Collingwood (10.11.71) defeated Melbourne (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Beasley (2), A. Collier (2), B. Libbis (2), C. Tyson (2), J. Lawn, R. Webb
Melbourne: D. Taylor (2), H. Davie, H. Dunbar, P. Tulloh, B. Tymms, S. Wittman

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 May 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 10.11.71 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 2 5 . 6 6 . 10 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Melbourne 0 . 3 2 . 7 3 . 10 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin COLL by 11 COLL by 17 COLL by 18 COLL by 17 COLL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Bert Chadwick (Melbourne)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (Collingwood), George Heinz (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. McKinnon

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 0 ?
2 Barry, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Beasley, George ? ? 2 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
10 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Albert ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Lawn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
16 Libbis, Billy ? ? 2 ?
29 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
23 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 2 ?
27 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 1 ?
28 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 1 ?
5 Donnelly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
21 Ewer, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Jorgensen, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
20 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 2 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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