1935 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1935 between Collingwood and Richmond in the preliminary final of the 1935 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at MCG. Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, H. Rumney, M. Whelan, B. Woods

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Guinane, D. Harris, F. Heifner, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, G. Smeaton, G. Strang, J. Symons, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Collingwood (14.10.94) defeated Richmond (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), A. Pannam (3), P. Bowyer (2), P. Kyne (2), H. Collier, J. Knight, L. Riley
Richmond: D. Harris (2), R. Martin (2), J. Dyer, B. Foster, F. Heifner, J. Symons, J. Titus

As a result of this match, Collingwood faced South Melbourne in the grand final and Richmond were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 28 September 1935
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 46,191

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 14.10.94 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 2 6 . 5 10 . 8 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Richmond 3 . 6 6 . 8 7 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin COLL by 8 RICH by 3 COLL by 16 COLL by 28 COLL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Albert Collier (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 2 ?
5 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Doherty, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Knight, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 2 ?
18 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Pannam, Alby ? ? 3 ?
25 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Lou ? ? 1 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
29 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
29 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 2 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 1 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 2 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 12

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