1938 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1938 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, G. McNaughton, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), S. Dawson, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, H. Jones, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, A. Pannam, F. Pearce, H. Powell, J. Ross, C. Shields, R. Todd, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
Melbourne (17.13.115) defeated Collingwood (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (7), P. Beames (5), R. Barassi (3), J. Maher, H. Murnane
Collingwood: R. Todd (6), D. Fothergill (4), A. Pannam (3), H. Powell, A. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
30,877
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
17.13.115 - 15.11.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McNaughton, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Fricker, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Pearce, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 11 | |||