1928 VFL Semi Final 2 Replay: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1928 between Collingwood and Melbourne in the second semi final replay of the 1928 VFL season. Collingwood "hosted" Melbourne at MCG. Syd Coventry captained the hosts. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Collingwood
Back: P. Bowyer, C. Dibbs, A. Lauder
Half-back: B. Makeham, A. Collier, H. Rumney
Centre: B. Andrew, J. Beveridge, N. MacLeod
Half-forward: F. Murphy, H. Chesswas, J. Harris
Forward: L. Angus, G. Coventry, H. Collier
Follower: S. Coventry (capt.), L. Murphy, B. Libbis

Melbourne
Back: J. Collins, B. Tymms, J. Abernethy
Half-back: T. Thomas, B. Chadwick, G. Ogden
Centre: D. Taylor, C. Barnes, R. Usher
Half-forward: S. Wittman, F. Vine, T. McConville
Forward: H. White, B. Johnson, H. Dunbar
Follower: C. Deane, I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Davidson

Collingwood (10.8.68) defeated Melbourne (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Libbis (3), H. Collier (2), B. Makeham (2), J. Beveridge, A. Collier, J. Harris
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), C. Deane, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2 Replay
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 September 1928
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 42,175

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Melbourne
Score: 10.8.68 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Melbourne 1 . 4 1 . 6 3 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin COLL by 4 COLL by 9 COLL by 11 COLL by 4 COLL by 4
Duration 30:29 28:20 30:30 30:45 2:00:04

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Andrew, Bruce WL ? 0 0
26 Angus, Les FPL ? 0 0
1 Beveridge, Jack C ? 1 0
3 Bowyer, Percy BPL ? 0 0
9 Chesswas, Harry CHF ? 0 1
4 Collier, Albert CHB ? 1 1
5 Collier, Harry FPR ? 2 1
7 Coventry, Gordon FF ? 0 1
8 Coventry, Syd (c) RU ? 0 0
10 Dibbs, Charlie FB ? 0 0
12 Harris, John HFFR ? 1 2
14 Lauder, Albert BPR ? 0 0
13 Libbis, Billy RO ? 3 1
16 MacLeod, Norm WR ? 0 0
19 Makeham, Bob HBFL ? 2 1
18 Murphy, Frank HFFL ? 0 0
17 Murphy, Len RU ? 0 0
22 Rumney, Harold HBFR ? 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (18 players) 10 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim BPR ? 0 0
18 Barnes, Charlie C ? 0 0
17 Chadwick, Bert CHB ? 0 0
10 Collins, Jack BPL ? 0 0
29 Davidson, Jimmy RO ? 0 1
31 Deane, Col RU ? 1 1
28 Dunbar, Hugh FPR ? 0 0
16 Johnson, Bob FF ? 5 2
5 McConville, Tommy HFFR ? 0 1
32 Ogden, Gordon HBFR ? 0 0
35 Taylor, Dick WL ? 0 0
3 Thomas, Ted HBFL ? 0 0
26 Tymms, Bill FB ? 0 0
34 Usher, Ray WR ? 0 0
23 Vine, Frank CHF ? 1 1
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) RU ? 0 0
8 White, Herbie FPL ? 1 2
1 Wittman, Stan HFFL ? 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (18 players) 9 10

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
10 J. Collins 26 B. Tymms 4 J. Abernethy 8 S. Coventry (c)

5 H. Collier 7 G. Coventry 26 L. Angus 17 L. Murphy

FORWARD 13 B. Libbis

HALF-BACK



3 T. Thomas 17 B. Chadwick 32 G. Ogden



12 J. Harris 9 H. Chesswas 18 F. Murphy



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



35 D. Taylor 18 C. Barnes 34 R. Usher



16 N. MacLeod 1 J. Beveridge 27 B. Andrew FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 31 C. Deane

HALF-FORWARD 14 I. Warne-Smith (c)

1 S. Wittman 23 F. Vine 5 T. McConville 29 J. Davidson

22 H. Rumney 4 A. Collier 19 B. Makeham



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 H. White 16 B. Johnson 28 H. Dunbar



14 A. Lauder 10 C. Dibbs 3 P. Bowyer



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Bob Johnson behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 ??:??
COLL Billy Libbis behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 ??:??
MELB Frank Vine behind 0.1.1 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL Harry Collier behind 0.2.2 - 0.2.2 ??:??
MELB Tommy McConville behind 0.2.2 - 0.3.3 ??:??
MELB Jimmy Davidson behind 0.2.2 - 0.4.4 ??:??
COLL Harry Collier goal 1.2.8 - 0.4.4 ??:??
MELB Bob Johnson goal 1.2.8 - 1.4.10 ??:??
COLL John Harris goal 2.2.14 - 1.4.10 ??:??
Q2 COLL Harry Chesswas behind 2.3.15 - 1.4.10 ??:??
COLL Harry Collier goal 3.3.21 - 1.4.10 ??:??
MELB Col Deane behind 3.3.21 - 1.5.11 ??:??
MELB Bob Johnson behind 3.3.21 - 1.6.12 ??:??
Q3 COLL unknown behind 3.4.22 - 1.6.12 ??:??
COLL unknown behind 3.5.23 - 1.6.12 ??:??
MELB Stan Wittman behind 3.5.23 - 1.7.13 ??:??
MELB Bob Johnson goal 3.5.23 - 2.7.19 ??:??
MELB Frank Vine goal 3.5.23 - 3.7.25 ??:??
MELB Herbie White behind 3.5.23 - 3.8.26 ??:??
COLL Bob Makeham behind 3.6.24 - 3.8.26 ??:??
COLL John Harris behind 3.7.25 - 3.8.26 ??:??
COLL Bob Makeham goal 4.7.31 - 3.8.26 ??:??
COLL Jack Beveridge goal 5.7.37 - 3.8.26 ??:??
Q4 COLL Albert Collier behind 5.8.38 - 3.8.26 ??:??
COLL Albert Collier goal 6.8.44 - 3.8.26 ??:??
MELB Stan Wittman behind 6.8.44 - 3.9.27 ??:??
MELB Herbie White behind 6.8.44 - 3.10.28 ??:??
MELB Herbie White goal 6.8.44 - 4.10.34 ??:??
COLL Bob Makeham goal 7.8.50 - 4.10.34 ??:??
COLL Billy Libbis goal 8.8.56 - 4.10.34 ??:??
COLL Billy Libbis goal 9.8.62 - 4.10.34 ??:??
MELB Col Deane goal 9.8.62 - 5.10.40 ??:??
MELB Stan Wittman goal 9.8.62 - 6.10.46 ??:??
MELB Bob Johnson goal 9.8.62 - 7.10.52 ??:??
MELB Bob Johnson goal 9.8.62 - 8.10.58 ??:??
COLL Billy Libbis goal 10.8.68 - 8.10.58 ??:??
MELB Bob Johnson goal 10.8.68 - 9.10.64 ??:??