1896 VFA Season Grand Final: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 1896 between Collingwood and South Melbourne in the grand final of the 1896 season of the Victorian Football Association. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at East Melbourne. Billy Strickland captained the hosts.

Collingwood (6.9.6) defeated South Melbourne (5.10.5).

Match Details

Season: 1896 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 October 1896
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 6.9.6 - 5.10.5

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 6 6 . 9 6 . 9 (6)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 6 5 . 9 5 . 10 5 . 10 (5)
Margin COLL by 2 COLL by 1 SMLB by 1 COLL by 1 COLL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Collingwood

Captain: Billy Strickland

South Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Trait

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Strickland, Billy (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (1 player) 6

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 5

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