1907 VFL Semi Final 1: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1907 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1907 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Bill Dolphin captained the hosts.
Arthur Leach captained the visitors with Eddie Drohan as vice-captain.
South Melbourne
Back:
B. Dolphin (capt.), H. Lampe, B. Goddard
Half-back:
G. Anderson, P. Wood, B. Atkins
Centre:
B. Moxham, T. Wade, H. Drane
Half-forward:
V. Belcher, B. Strang, G. Curran
Forward:
D. Casey, L. Mortimer, A. Kerr
Follower:
H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts
Collingwood
Back:
D. O'Donoghue, J. Hay, E. Rudduck
Half-back:
A. Leach (capt.), B. Rush, F. Wilcher
Centre:
G. Green, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward:
T. Rowell, G. Diggle, E. Drohan (vice-capt.)
Forward:
T. Baxter, T. Wright, D. Lee
Follower:
G. Angus, D. Ryan, A. Pannam
South Melbourne (12.10.82) defeated Collingwood (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Kerr (4), L. Mortimer (4), V. Belcher, H. Callan, J. Cameron, D. Casey
Collingwood: D. Lee (2), G. Angus, T. Baxter, A. Leach, A. Pannam
Match Details
Season:
1907 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1907
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,700
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.10.82 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 34 | SMLB by 34 | |||||||||||
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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. Wregg
Boundary Umpire:
P. Devine,
B. McNamara
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Curran, Gil | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill (c) | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Goddard, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | FPR | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strang, Bill | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Angus, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Baxter, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Diggle, Graham | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie (vc) | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibb, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Green, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hay, Johnny | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur (c) | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lee, Dick | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McHale, Jock | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Donoghue, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Albert | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rowell, Ted | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rudduck, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rush, Bob | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Dave | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilcher, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Tom | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
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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| D. O'Donoghue | J. Hay | E. Rudduck | H. Callan |
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| A. Kerr | L. Mortimer | D. Casey | J. Cameron |
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| A. Leach (c) | B. Rush | F. Wilcher |
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| G. Curran | B. Strang | V. Belcher |
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| G. Green | J. McHale | P. Gibb |
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| H. Drane | T. Wade | B. Moxham | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| T. Rowell | G. Diggle | E. Drohan (vc) | A. Pannam |
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| B. Atkins | P. Wood | G. Anderson |
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| T. Baxter | T. Wright | D. Lee |
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| B. Goddard | H. Lampe | B. Dolphin (c) |
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