1926 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1926 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 8 of the 1926 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Syd Coventry as vice-captain.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jim Cassidy.
Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), S. Coventry (vice-capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, K. Osmond, J. Poulter, B. Sneazwell, L. Wescott
Footscray
C. McCarthy (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, L. Chapple, G. Clissold, J. Croft, B. Freyer, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, A. Hopkins, G. Howell, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, T. Jones, J. McGlone, J. Nunan, P. O'Brien, C. Rowe
Collingwood (28.16.184) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (11), R. Baker (5), H. Collier (3), A. Collier (2), B. Libbis (2), F. Murphy (2), S. Coventry, J. Poulter, C. Tyson
Footscray: A. Hopkins (3), F. Aked (2), L. Chapple (2), J. McGlone
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
28.16.184 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 14 | 28 | . | 16 | 28 | . | 16 | (184) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | COLL by 41 | COLL by 52 | COLL by 98 | COLL by 126 | COLL by 126 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Jim Cassidy
(Footscray)
Captains:
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood),
Con McCarthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Bill Doolan
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Osmond, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sneazwell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 28 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Clissold, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Freyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Howell, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McGlone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nunan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||