1928 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1928 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1928 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval. Charlie Tyson captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Tyson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), C. Cameron, T. Dea, J. Dowling, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, B. Kavanagh, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, L. McConnell, J. Morrissey, L. Murphy, C. Nolan, M. Pitchford, B. Smith, A. Staveley, T. Trevaskis

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), B. Andrew, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, B. Muir, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney

North Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by Collingwood (8.17.65).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Nolan (5), C. Healy (2), J. Dowling
Collingwood: G. Clayden (3), H. Collier (2), J. Harris, B. Muir, F. Murphy

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 18 August 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 8.9.57 - 8.17.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 5 6 . 5 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Collingwood 1 . 3 3 . 7 6 . 13 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Margin NMLB by 11 NMLB by 4 COLL by 8 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Barlow

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Dowling, John ? ? 1 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
26 Kavanagh, Ben ? ? 0 ?
13 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
4 McConnell, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 5 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Staveley, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
1 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 3 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
16 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
30 Muir, Bob ? ? 1 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 1 ?
17 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 17

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