1897 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1897 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1897 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain.
Billy Strickland captained the visitors with Bill Proudfoot as vice-captain.
South Melbourne
Back:
C. McCartney, F. O'Hara, G. Williamson
Half-back:
E. Toms, D. Adamson, J. O'Hara
Centre:
J. Southern, F. Waugh, B. Howson
Half-forward:
T. Gilligan, A. Burns, M. Minahan
Forward:
B. Blackwood, B. Fraser (capt.), A. Swannie
Follower:
D. Gibson (vice-capt.), D. McKay, M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley
Collingwood
Back:
A. Gibbs, B. Proudfoot (vice-capt.), F. Kay
Half-back:
C. Dow, J. Monohan, G. Williams
Centre:
C. Pannam, B. Strickland (capt.), C. Sime
Half-forward:
A. Tame, F. Hailwood, D. Hall
Forward:
L. Tulloch, A. Smith, G. Callesen
Follower:
H. Dowdall, J. Gregory, R. McDonald, T. Paterson, D. Condon
South Melbourne (5.11.41) defeated Collingwood (5.3.33).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Minahan (2), A. Burns, T. Gilligan, M. Pleass
Collingwood: L. Tulloch (2), H. Dowdall, F. Hailwood, A. Smith
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1897 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1897
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
5.11.41 - 5.3.33
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | (33) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bill Fraser
(South Melbourne),
Billy Strickland
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Gibson
(South Melbourne),
Bill Proudfoot
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Smith
Goal Umpire:
F. Burton,
A. Coventry
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Blackwood, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Allen | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill (c) | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibson, Dick (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCartney, Charlie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dinny | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Southern, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Swannie, Archie | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Toms, Eddie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Waugh, Fred | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williamson, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Callesen, George | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowdall, Harry | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gibbs, Arthur | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hall, Dick | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kay, Fred | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonald, Rhoda | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Paterson, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Strickland, Billy (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tame, Alby | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Williams, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 3 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| A. Gibbs | B. Proudfoot (vc) | F. Kay | D. Gibson (vc) |
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| A. Swannie | B. Fraser (c) | B. Blackwood | D. McKay |
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| FORWARD | M. Pleass |
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| HALF-BACK | H. Purdy |
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| C. Dow | J. Monohan | G. Williams | B. Windley |
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| M. Minahan | A. Burns | T. Gilligan |
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| C. Pannam | B. Strickland (c) | C. Sime |
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| B. Howson | F. Waugh | J. Southern | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | H. Dowdall |
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| HALF-FORWARD | J. Gregory |
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| A. Tame | F. Hailwood | D. Hall | R. McDonald |
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| J. O'Hara | D. Adamson | E. Toms | T. Paterson |
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| HALF-BACK | D. Condon |
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| L. Tulloch | A. Smith | G. Callesen |
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| G. Williamson | F. O'Hara | C. McCartney |
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| Collingwood | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||