1898 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1898 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1898 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Bill Fraser captained the hosts with Dick Gibson as vice-captain. Bill Proudfoot captained the visitors with Dick Condon as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
Back: A. Trim, F. O'Hara, G. Sparrow
Half-back: G. Davidson, D. Adamson, H. Jeanneret
Centre: B. Howson, J. Jolly, J. Southern
Half-forward: T. Gilligan, B. Fraser (capt.), G. Cornelius
Forward: A. Burns, C. Colgan, E. Brown
Follower: J. Fleming, D. Gibson (vice-capt.), M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley

Collingwood
Back: M. Fell, B. Proudfoot (capt.), A. Gibbs
Half-back: C. Dow, J. Monohan, W. Gillard
Centre: C. Pannam, F. Leach, G. Cowell
Half-forward: L. Tulloch, H. Hellwig, B. Kennedy
Forward: F. Kay, M. Lynch, A. Smith
Follower: H. Dowdall, F. Hailwood, B. McCubbin, B. Stranger, D. Condon (vice-capt.)

South Melbourne (7.11.53) defeated Collingwood (6.6.42).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Colgan (2), T. Gilligan (2), E. Brown, A. Burns, M. Pleass
Collingwood: L. Tulloch (2), F. Hailwood, F. Leach, C. Pannam, A. Smith

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1898 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 28 May 1898
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 7.11.53 - 6.6.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 10 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Collingwood 1 . 0 2 . 1 3 . 2 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Margin SMLB by 3 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 11 SMLB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Fraser (South Melbourne), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Dick Gibson (South Melbourne), Dick Condon (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. McCoy
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Elliott

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Dave CHB ? 0 ?
Brown, Eddie FPR ? 1 ?
Burns, Allen FPL ? 1 ?
Colgan, Charlie FF ? 2 ?
Cornelius, George HFFR ? 0 ?
Davidson, George HBFL ? 0 ?
Fleming, Jack RU ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill (c) CHF ? 0 ?
Gibson, Dick (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Tom HFFL ? 2 ?
Howson, Bert WL ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri HBFR ? 0 ?
Jolly, Jim C ? 0 ?
O'Hara, Frank FB ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick RU ? 1 ?
Purdy, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Southern, Jack WR ? 0 ?
Sparrow, George BPR ? 0 ?
Trim, Albert BPL ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Condon, Dick (vc) RO ? 0 ?
Cowell, George WR ? 0 ?
Dow, Charlie HBFL ? 0 ?
Dowdall, Harry RU ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew BPL ? 0 ?
Gibbs, Arthur BPR ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal HBFR ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank RU ? 1 ?
Hellwig, Herman CHF ? 0 ?
Kay, Fred FPL ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred C ? 1 ?
Lynch, Mick FF ? 0 ?
McCubbin, Bobby RU ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie WL ? 1 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (c) FB ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie FPR ? 1 ?
Stranger, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie HFFL ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 6

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