1944 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1944 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
In the absence of Pat Fricker, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the visitors with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, K. Levey, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Minnis, C. Newman, B. Scanlan, N. Smith
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, B. Galbally, R. Hibbert, G. Hocking, J. McHale, D. Negri, G. Nelson, D. Newman, J. Nilson, L. Richards, P. Ryan, T. Ryan, R. Stabb, J. Synon, C. Utting, T. Wallis
Melbourne (11.17.83) were defeated by Collingwood (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), B. Herbert (3), P. Beames (2), F. Kennedy
Collingwood: L. Richards (5), B. Galbally (4), A. Williams (3), G. Nelson, P. Ryan, T. Wallis
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
11.17.83 - 15.12.102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | COLL by 16 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 5 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Galbally, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Hibbert, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McHale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Negri, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nilson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Synon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||