1926 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1926 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1926 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Tyson, vice-captain Syd Coventry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Melbourne (6.7.43) were defeated by Collingwood (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), H. Moyes (2), C. Deane, S. Wittman
Collingwood: G. Beasley (3), G. Coventry (3), R. Baker (2), H. Collier (2), S. Coventry, J. Harris, B. Libbis
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,475
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
6.7.43 - 13.15.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | COLL by 13 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 37 | COLL by 50 | COLL by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 7 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 15 | |||