1927 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1927 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1927 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, H. Dunbar, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, H. Ross, P. Rowe, L. Wescott

Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Collingwood (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Moyes (3), H. Davie (2), J. Abernethy, H. Dunbar, D. Taylor, H. White, S. Wittman
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), B. Libbis (3), H. Chesswas, H. Collier, B. Makeham

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 9 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,092

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.12.72 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 8 5 . 8 7 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Collingwood 1 . 1 6 . 7 10 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin MELB by 19 COLL by 5 COLL by 18 COLL by 7 COLL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Ernie Wilson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kain

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
15 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 2 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 3 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
16 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
28 Ross, Hector ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 13

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