1928 VFL Round 9: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1928 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1928 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe, H. Rumney
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, T. McConville, D. Mollison, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, H. White, S. Wittman, B. Wood
Collingwood (13.14.92) defeated Melbourne (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Makeham (5), B. Libbis (4), H. Collier (3), G. Coventry
Melbourne: I. Warne-Smith (3), T. McConville (2), S. Wittman (2), B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, B. Johnson
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
27,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
13.14.92 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 12 | COLL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Brandon
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wood, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 14 | |||