1929 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1929 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1929 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas 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.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, A. Beaumont, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. Esposito, J. Haw, B. Johnson, J. Moodie, W. Murray, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, H. White, S. Wittman
Collingwood (12.11.83) defeated Melbourne (9.5.59).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), G. Gibbs (2), L. Murphy (2), H. Collier, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy
Melbourne: J. Haw (3), S. Wittman (3), B. Johnson (2), I. Warne-Smith
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
12.11.83 - 9.5.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Margin | COLL by 19 | COLL by 34 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 24 | COLL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Caddy
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lauder, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Beaumont, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Haw, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Moodie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 5 | |||