1907 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1907 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1907 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Bill Dolphin captained the hosts. Arthur Leach captained the visitors with Eddie Drohan as vice-captain.

South Melbourne
Back: V. Belcher, B. Dolphin (capt.), D. McKay
Half-back: G. Anderson, H. Lampe, B. Atkins
Centre: B. Moxham, B. Goddard, T. Wade
Half-forward: D. Casey, B. Strang, L. Maine
Forward: L. Mortimer, J. Cameron, B. Gent
Follower: B. Franks, J. Jackson, B. Kerr

Collingwood
A. Leach (capt.), E. Drohan (vice-capt.), C. Abbott, G. Angus, T. Baxter, H. Cheffers, P. Gibb, G. Green, J. Hay, D. Lee, J. McHale, B. Nash, H. Pears, O. Pleasents, T. Rowell, B. Rush, F. Stancliffe, T. Wright

South Melbourne (9.12.66) defeated Collingwood (5.8.38).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (3), D. Casey, B. Franks, J. Jackson, B. Kerr, B. Strang, T. Wade
Collingwood: H. Pears (2), A. Leach, D. Lee, T. Rowell

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 11 May 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 9.12.66 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 4 6 . 6 8 . 11 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Collingwood 0 . 1 3 . 5 4 . 6 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin SMLB by 33 SMLB by 19 SMLB by 29 SMLB by 28 SMLB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Dolphin (South Melbourne), Arthur Leach (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Eddie Drohan (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. McNamara
Boundary Umpire: G. Hastings, W. Jackson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George HBFL ? 0 ?
Atkins, Bert HBFR ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic BPL ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim FF ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick HFFL ? 1 ?
Dolphin, Bill (c) FB ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert RU ? 1 ?
Gent, Billy FPR ? 0 ?
Goddard, Bill C ? 0 ?
Jackson, Johnny RU ? 1 ?
Kerr, Bill RO ? 1 ?
Lampe, Harry CHB ? 0 ?
Maine, Lindsay HFFR ? 0 ?
McKay, Dick BPR ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len FPL ? 3 ?
Moxham, Billy WL ? 0 ?
Strang, Bill CHF ? 1 ?
Wade, Ted WR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abbott, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
Angus, George ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Cheffers, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Green, George ? ? 0 ?
Hay, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur (c) ? ? 1 ?
Lee, Dick ? ? 1 ?
McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
Nash, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Pears, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Pleasents, Orm ? ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Rush, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Stancliffe, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Wright, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

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

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






B. Franks

B. Gent J. Cameron L. Mortimer J. Jackson

FORWARD B. Kerr

HALF-BACK













L. Maine B. Strang D. Casey



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













T. Wade B. Goddard B. Moxham FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













B. Atkins H. Lampe G. Anderson



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













D. McKay B. Dolphin (c) V. Belcher



BACK



Collingwood Coach: unknown