1940 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1940 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
In the absence of Jack Regan, vice-captain Phonse Kyne captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, J. Atkins, R. Baggott, H. Ball, P. Beames, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, G. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Collingwood
P. Kyne (capt.), D. Balfour, K. Barrett, C. Campbell, S. Dawson, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, L. Hill, G. Hocking, J. Knight, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, C. Newman, A. Pannam, M. Whelan, A. Williams, K. Williams
Melbourne (17.12.114) defeated Collingwood (13.20.98).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), R. Baggott (4), P. Beames (3), A. Rodda (2), R. Emselle, J. Maher, J. Mueller
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (5), J. Knight (2), A. Pannam (2), K. Barrett, S. Dawson, G. Hocking, P. Kyne
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,043
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
17.12.114 - 13.20.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| Margin | MELB by 26 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Atkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Barrett, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Campbell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Fricker, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Kyne, Phonse (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Williams, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 20 | |||