1925 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1925 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1925 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Charlie Tyson captained the visitors with Harry Saunders as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Cannan, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, J. Sullivan, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), H. Saunders (vice-capt.), R. Baker, H. Chesswas, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Lawn, B. Libbis, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson

Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Collingwood (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (3), J. Cannan, J. Davidson, C. Deane, S. Wittman
Collingwood: G. Coventry (2), L. Stainsby (2), H. Chesswas, S. Coventry, B. Libbis, J. Poulter, C. Tyson

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 8 August 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 33,462

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.10.52 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 2 6 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Collingwood 1 . 1 5 . 4 7 . 5 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin MELB by 6 COLL by 8 COLL by 2 COLL by 13 COLL by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Charlie Tyson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Harry Saunders (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Cannan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 3 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 1 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 10

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 1 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Lawn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
20 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
24 Saunders, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
23 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Stainsby, Les ? ? 2 ?
25 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
28 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

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