1935 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1935 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1935 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Colin Niven captained the hosts with Allan La Fontaine as vice-captain. Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), A. La Fontaine (vice-capt.), J. Ball, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, F. Kelly, B. Libbis, C. Longhurst, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Smith, D. Taylor, R. Wartman

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

Melbourne (9.15.69) were defeated by Collingwood (13.20.98).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Gibb (3), J. Mueller (2), D. Taylor (2), P. Beames, B. Libbis
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), G. Carter (3), L. Riley (3), H. Collier (2), V. Doherty

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 25 May 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,057

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.15.69 - 13.20.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 5 3 . 8 5 . 9 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Collingwood 1 . 4 5 . 10 10 . 18 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 14 COLL by 39 COLL by 29 COLL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Colin Niven (Melbourne), Harry Collier (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Albert Collier (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Ball, Jock ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
14 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
16 Glass, Eric ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
9 Longhurst, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Meehl, Sid ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 2 ?
2 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 2 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 15

Collingwood

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

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