1926 VFL Round 11: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1926 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 11 of the 1926 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Syd Coventry as vice-captain. Mel Morris captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Mel Morris.

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), S. Coventry (vice-capt.), R. Baker, J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, A. Sparks, L. Wescott

Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, D. Don, A. Geddes, D. Hayes, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, H. Pollock, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Smith, G. Valentine

Collingwood (14.15.99) defeated Richmond (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (8), H. Collier (3), S. Coventry, B. Libbis, C. Milburn
Richmond: P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, A. MacIsaac, K. Millar, M. Morris

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 10 July 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 14.15.99 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 4 8 . 8 12 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Richmond 0 . 0 2 . 4 3 . 8 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin COLL by 34 COLL by 40 COLL by 57 COLL by 58 COLL by 58
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Mel Morris (Richmond)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (Collingwood), Mel Morris (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 0 ?
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Harry ? ? 3 ?
10 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 8 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (vc) ? ? 1 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
16 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Sparks, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 1 ?
6 Boromeo, Bert ? ? 1 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 0 ?
27 James, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
4 Lunn, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
25 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 1 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Millar, Keith ? ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel (c) ? ? 1 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Pollock, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Robinson, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Valentine, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 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