1928 VFL Round 14: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1928 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 14 of the 1928 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts. Donald Don captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), B. Andrew, L. Angus, T. Bird, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, P. Rowe, H. Rumney, B. Sneazwell

Richmond
D. Don (capt.), J. Baggott, R. Baker, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, R. Empey, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, F. Goding, D. Harris, S. Judkins, D. Lilburne, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Collingwood (11.15.81) defeated Richmond (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Clayden (4), G. Coventry (3), F. Murphy (2), B. Libbis, H. Rumney
Richmond: T. O'Halloran (3), J. Baggott (2), R. Baker, R. Empey, J. Fincher, F. Goding, H. Weidner

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 28 July 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 11.15.81 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 4 6 . 6 9 . 9 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Richmond 1 . 3 3 . 6 8 . 12 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin COLL by 1 COLL by 18 COLL by 3 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Donald Don (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
26 Angus, Les ? ? 0 ?
28 Bird, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 4 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
16 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
21 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 1 ?
23 Sneazwell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 15

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
33 Baker, Reg ? ? 1 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
7 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 Goding, Fred ? ? 1 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 3 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 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