1926 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1926 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1926 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Syd Coventry as vice-captain.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), S. Coventry (vice-capt.), R. Baker, F. Barker, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, H. Davie, D. Duff, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, T. O'Brien, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, J. Veal, H. White, S. Wittman
Collingwood (12.12.84) defeated Melbourne (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), R. Baker, A. Collier, H. Collier, S. Coventry, B. Libbis
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), H. Moyes (3), H. Davie (2), J. Abernethy, D. Taylor
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
12.12.84 - 12.7.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | MELB by 11 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 5 | COLL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Wilkinson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Barker, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | O'Brien, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Veal, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 7 | |||