1928 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1928 between Collingwood and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1928 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Hawthorn at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. Bert Sutton captained the visitors with Bob Sellers as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bert Sutton.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), L. Angus, R. Baker, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, B. Sneazwell

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, W. Woolf, B. McComb
Half-back: B. Browne, J. Sharpley, E. Utting
Centre: B. Brown, R. Brady, F. Barker
Half-forward: B. Sutton (capt.), F. Murphy, C. Lonsdale
Forward: S. Stewart, B. Hyde, R. Tasker
Follower: R. Goullet, B. Sellers (vice-capt.), M. Yelland

Collingwood (15.22.112) defeated Hawthorn (5.9.39).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), J. Harris (5), B. Makeham (2), L. Angus, H. Collier, L. Murphy
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (2), S. Stewart (2), C. Lonsdale

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 12 May 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.22.112 - 5.9.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 3 9 . 12 12 . 18 15 . 22 15 . 22 (112)
Hawthorn 2 . 5 2 . 5 4 . 5 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Margin HWTH by 2 COLL by 49 COLL by 61 COLL by 73 COLL by 73
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Bert Sutton (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Ernie Wilson (Collingwood), Bob Sellers (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Angus, Les ? ? 1 ?
33 Baker, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, John ? ? 5 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 2 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
21 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
23 Sneazwell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 22

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Barker, Fred WR ? 0 ?
18 Brady, Rob C ? 0 ?
17 Brown, Bill WL ? 0 ?
31 Browne, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
16 Goullet, Ralph RU ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 2 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
12 Lonsdale, Clarrie HFFR ? 1 ?
34 McComb, Bert BPR ? 0 ?
32 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 0 ?
8 Sellers, Bob (vc) RU ? 0 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart FPL ? 2 ?
1 Sutton, Bert (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
29 Tasker, Roly FPR ? 0 ?
2 Utting, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
22 Woolf, Willie FB ? 0 ?
10 Yelland, Merv RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 9

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

Player Line-Up

Collingwood Coach: Jock McHale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
23 P. Keary 22 W. Woolf 34 B. McComb













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



31 B. Browne 4 J. Sharpley 2 E. Utting













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



17 B. Brown 18 R. Brady 5 F. Barker









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 16 R. Goullet

HALF-FORWARD 8 B. Sellers (vc)

1 B. Sutton (c) 32 F. Murphy 12 C. Lonsdale 10 M. Yelland











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



9 S. Stewart 20 B. Hyde 29 R. Tasker













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bert Sutton