1943 VFL Qualifying Round 5: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1943 between Melbourne and Collingwood during the fifth qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Percy Beames captained the hosts. Jack Regan captained the visitors with Alby Pannam as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, J. Doherty, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, B. Herbert, K. Levey, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, K. Shadbolt, R. Shalless, N. Smith

Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), A. Pannam (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, J. Bradford, J. Burns, N. Crewther, B. Duckworth, F. Kirwin, A. Moore, H. Naismith, F. Negri, L. Richards, P. Ryan, R. Smith, F. Stabb, C. Utting, T. Wallis, A. Williams, G. Wilson

Melbourne (16.17.113) defeated Collingwood (14.17.101).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (7), B. Herbert (3), B. Scanlan (2), G. Archibald, B. Deans, T. Ferguson, N. Smith
Collingwood: A. Pannam (7), A. Williams (2), D. Balfour, J. Bradford, B. Duckworth, P. Ryan, C. Utting

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Qualifying Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 28 August 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 16.17.113 - 14.17.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 16 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Collingwood 1 . 4 6 . 11 8 . 13 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Margin MELB by 30 MELB by 4 MELB by 21 MELB by 12 MELB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Beames (Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Percy Beames (Melbourne), Jack Regan (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Alby Pannam (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Archibald, George ? ? 1 ?
24 Beames, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Bradley, Colin ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
28 Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 1 ?
23 Doherty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 7 ?
22 Ferguson, Tom ? ? 1 ?
20 Herbert, Bob ? ? 3 ?
31 Levey, Ken ? ? 0 ?
16 McPherson, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
29 Minnis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Bill ? ? 2 ?
26 Scanlan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Shadbolt, Ken ? ? 0 ?
27 Shalless, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Balfour, Don ? ? 1 ?
14 Bradford, Jim ? ? 1 ?
5 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Crewther, Norm ? ? 0 ?
31 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 1 ?
33 Kirwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Moore, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
21 Negri, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Pannam, Alby (vc) ? ? 7 ?
1 Regan, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Richards, Lou ? ? 0 ?
20 Ryan, Phil ? ? 1 ?
22 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Stabb, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Utting, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
25 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan ? ? 2 ?
23 Wilson, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 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