1932 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1932 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1932 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Frank Vine captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), B. Adams, B. Avery, P. Beames, J. Davidson, A. Dickens, B. Earle, D. Hooper, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. Ogden, J. Pickford, L. Riley, A. Roberts, A. Ryan, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, I. Warne-Smith

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), B. Andrew, T. Baker, J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, G. Carter, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, D. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Muir, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney

Melbourne (13.12.90) were defeated by Collingwood (16.17.113).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (5), L. Riley (3), H. Long (2), J. Davidson, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), J. Ross (4), G. Carter (2), H. Collier (2), B. Libbis (2), B. Andrew, G. Clayden

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 3 September 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 10,698

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 13.12.90 - 16.17.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Collingwood 4 . 2 10 . 6 14 . 10 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Margin MELB by 3 COLL by 5 COLL by 18 COLL by 23 COLL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Don Hooper MELB 18 3
Don Harris COLL 12 2
Jack Ross COLL 20 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 2 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 5 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
40 Pickford, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 3 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
12 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
3 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
23 Carter, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Clayden, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
6 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 2 ?
17 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Jack ? ? 4 ?
21 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 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