AFL 2016 ROUND 10 SUNDAY MAY 29, 2016 COLLINGWOOD V FACT SHEET WESTERN BULLDOGS LIBRARY

THE BULLDOGS’ FIRST VFL COACH – “CON” MCCARTHY John Cornelius “Con” McCarthy came to Footscray after playing 101 games (22 goals) with Collingwood from 1915 to 1921. He was a member of the Magpies’ 1917 and 1919 premiership sides and captained the side in 1919. He also represented five times and was captain in 1921. McCarthy was a strong and skilful ruckman and also a fitness fanatic; it was said that he walked five miles to work every day. He received a lucrative offer of £400 to move to Footscray as playing coach and as Collingwood had a policy of not making special deals with players at the time, they let him go. McCarthy won the inaugural Woodman/Recorder Cup for best and fairest in the VFA in 1923 and then led the Bulldogs in their first VFL season. He was captain and coach in 1925, but business interests forced him to hand-over the coaching role in 1926. He continued as captain and retired at the end of the 1926 season at the age of 33. He played 30 games for the Bulldogs and kicked 17 goals.

FIRST LEAGUE ENCOUNTER The first VFL game between Collingwood and Footscray took place in Round 10, 1925, following Footscray’s entry to the league at the start of the 1925 season. This game was played at Footscray’s home ground, the Western Oval, and began in very good fashion for the Bulldogs. Kicking with a strong wind behind them in the first quarter, Footscray held a 27-point lead at the first change, having booted five goals four to the Magpies’ one goal one. Unfortunately for Bulldogs’ fans, Collingwood held the home team scoreless in the second term while they added 50 points (seven goals eight) to lead by 23 points at half-time. Footscray managed to reduce the margin by nine points during the third term but Collingwood then kicked away again to win by 44 points. The final scores were Collingwood 15.16 (106) to Footscray 9.8 (62). kicked five goals for the Magpies at full forward.

THE BULLDOGS’ FIRST WIN AGAINST THE MAGPIES Footscray lost their first ten VFL games against Collingwood from 1925 to 1932. Their first triumph against the Magpies came in Round 9, 1933, at the Western Oval. There was a strong wind blowing straight down the ground again this day and with first use of it, Footscray opened up a 17-point lead at quarter-time. In a dominant but inaccurate second quarter, the Magpies forged ahead, kicking three goals 10 to the Bulldogs’ one behind to lead by 10 points at the main break. Footscray used the wind to their advantage in the third term and had a 29-point advantage going into the final stanza. In the final quarter, they held on grimly as the Magpies attacked for most of the quarter. Collingwood could only manage three goals six, however, and when the final siren rang the Bulldogs had won by five points. The final scores were Footscray 9.11 (65) to Collingwood 7.18 (60). Les Dayman and Alan Rait both kicked three goals for the Bulldogs, while Gordon Coventry bagged three for the Magpies.

LAST MCG MEETING The last time that Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs met at the MCG was in Round 6, 2011. This was a close game for three quarters with the Bulldogs leading by ten points at quarter-time, Collingwood by 15 points at half-time and the Pies by eight points at the final change. Justin Sherman kicked the first goal of the last quarter to bring the Bulldogs within a point of Collingwood and a behind to Brodie Moles then tied the scores. After that it was all the Pies, however, as they booted eight goals three to the Bulldogs’ two points. The final result was a 48-point win for Collingwood, 15.15 (105) to 8.9 (57). kicked all of his four goals for the game in the final quarter, including three in a row that took the Magpies from level just after the five-minute mark to 18 points up six minutes later. Three votes were awarded to Collingwood’s , two to Collingwood’s and one to the Bulldogs’ Robert Murphy.

FACT SHEETS ON THE MCC WEBSITE The MCC Library’s matchday fact sheets can be accessed through the MCC website at: http://tinyurl.com/mcclcatalogue This Round in History – Round 10 on the MCG The highest score for this round at the MCG is 27.11 The most goals on the MCG in this round is 10 by (173) by Collingwood against West Coast 10.13 (73) Tony Modra for Fremantle against Melbourne in in 2008. The overall Round 10 record is 31.10 (196) 1999. The overall Round 10 record is 12 by Tony by St Kilda against Carlton at Docklands in 2004. Lockett for St Kilda against Brisbane at Moorabbin The biggest winning margin at the MCG in Round 10 in 1992. The biggest attendance for a home-and- is 116 points by Carlton 25.15 (165) against away match of 99,256 was in Round 10,1958 at the Melbourne 6.13 (49) in 1986. The overall Round 10 MCG. Played on the Queen’s Birthday holiday record is 138 points by Adelaide 30.8 (188) against Melbourne 12.12 (84) defeated Collingwood 10.13 Essendon 6.14 (50) at Football Park in 2006. (73).

Statistics for Collingwood v Footscray/Western Bulldogs Collingwood v Bulldogs by venue Lowest Score Won by Won by Drawn Collingwood 4.4 (28) Rd 7 1962 WO Collingwood Bulldogs Footscray 3.10 (28) Rd 18 1966 VP Docklands 10 7 0 MCG 14 7 0 Last Match – Round 17, 2015 Docklands Princes Park 0 1 0 Bulldogs Collingwood Victoria Park 44 9 0 Quarter time 5.5 3.4 Waverley 4 2 1 Half time 9.6 7.7 Western Oval 34 18 0 Three-quarter 13.9 9.7 106 44 1 time Full time 15.14 (104) 13.8 (86) Greatest Winning Margin

Collingwood 126 points Rd 8 1926 VP Most Goals in a Match Footscray 56 points Rd 1 1955 VP 11 G. Coventry Coll. Rd 8 1926 VP

11 Bill Twomey Coll. Rd 7 1950 WO Highest Score 11 P. McKenna Coll. Rd 1 1970 WO Collingwood 28.16 (184) Rd 8 1926 VP 10 S. Rocca Coll. Rd 16 1993 VP Bulldogs 21.15 (141) Rd 22 2005 Dock

PLAYED FOR BOTH – ALLAN “BUTCH” EDWARDS Recruited from Robinvale, Edwards, a strong-marking centre-half forward, was a regular member of the Richmond side for three seasons after making his debut for the Tigers mid-way through the 1975 season. He finished his first season with 31 goals, including four in the Tigers’ preliminary final loss to North Melbourne. He played in the finals again in 1977 but a knee injury suffered in training during 1978 kept him out of the team for a long period. After managing just four games for the Tigers in the early part of the 1979 season he was traded to Collingwood mid-season and he ended the year by being a member of the Magpies’ losing 1979 grand final side. Edwards played 66 games (84 goals) for Richmond from 1975 to 1979, and 35 games (45 goals) for Collingwood from 1979 to 1983. He finished his league career at Footscray, playing 12 games (17 goals) in 1984 but was then forced to retire following an ankle reconstruction. Allan’s father Arthur played 120 games as a ruckman with Footscray from 1951 to 1960 and was a member of their 1954 premiership team. His grandfather Frank Aked Snr and uncle Frank Aked Jnr also played for Footscray while his son Jake played for Carlton and his nephew, Shane O’Bree, played for Brisbane and Collingwood.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS BETWEEN THE CLUBS • Round 8, 1926, at Victoria Park, Collingwood 28.16 (184) defeated Footscray 8.10 (58). An estimated crowd of 14,000 saw Collingwood full forward Gordon Coventry kick 11 goals. • Round 15, 1937, at the Western Oval, Collingwood 19.12 (126) defeated Footscray 10.14 (74). The crowd estimated at 10,000 saw Gordon Coventry become the first league player to reach the 300 game milestone. • Round 12, 1955, at the Western Oval, Footscray 5.13 (43) defeated Collingwood 5.7 (37). This game saw a record 42,354 attend a game the Western Oval. • Round 10, 1984, at the Western Oval, Footscray 15.10 (100) defeated Collingwood 13.17 (95). Late in the game, the crowd of 25,618 saw Graeme Allan (Collingwood) pass the ball across goal from the back pocket for Simon Beasley (Footscray) to mark and goal.

Fact sheets are prepared by MCC Library volunteers David Allen, Eric Panther, Quentin Miller and Ian Wilkinson, with MCC deputy librarian – research Trevor Ruddell and the assistance of Col Hutchinson of the AFL.