1926 VFL Semi Final 2: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1926 between Collingwood and Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1926 VFL season.
Collingwood "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Charlie Tyson captained the hosts with Syd Coventry as vice-captain.
Bert Chadwick 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, G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Wescott
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Collingwood (12.12.84) were defeated by Melbourne (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Collier (3), G. Coventry (3), B. Libbis (2), H. Chesswas, J. Harris, J. Poulter, C. Tyson
Melbourne: H. Moyes (4), D. Duff (3), S. Wittman (2), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, C. Deane, B. Johnson
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 September 1926
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
44,286
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
12.12.84 - 13.17.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | COLL by 22 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 17 | |||