1929 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1929 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1929 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, M. Comber, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, V. Driver, T. Esposito, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Long, B. MacDonald, W. Murray, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, S. Wittman
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
Melbourne (5.10.40) were defeated by Collingwood (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Warne-Smith (2), M. Comber, T. Esposito, H. Long
Collingwood: H. Chesswas (3), G. Coventry (2), H. Edmonds (2), B. Libbis (2), B. Makeham (2), F. Murphy (2), H. Collier
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,316
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
5.10.40 - 14.12.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 35 | COLL by 56 | COLL by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Comber, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Driver, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | MacDonald, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 12 | |||