1909 VFL Semi Final 2: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1909 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1909 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts.
Bob Nash captained the visitors with George Angus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by George Angus.
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Scobie, B. Dolphin, T. Grimshaw
Half-back:
A. Hiskins, B. Thomas, A. Pentland
Centre:
J. Caldwell, G. Bower, B. Moxham
Half-forward:
J. Cameron, B. Deas, C. Ricketts (capt.)
Forward:
A. Gough, L. Mortimer, D. Casey
Follower:
V. Belcher, B. Franks, A. Kerr
Collingwood
Back:
D. O'Donoghue, T. Rowell, M. Herbert
Half-back:
D. McIvor, B. Nash (capt.), B. Heatley
Centre:
J. Sadler, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward:
L. Hughes, D. Lee, D. Ryan
Forward:
D. Vernon, P. Wilson, J. Baxter
Follower:
G. Angus (vice-capt.), J. Shorten, T. Baxter
South Melbourne (10.8.68) defeated Collingwood (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (3), J. Cameron (2), B. Franks (2), D. Casey, A. Gough, A. Kerr
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), L. Hughes, D. Ryan, D. Vernon
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1909
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,114
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
10.8.68 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | SMLB by 21 | COLL by 2 | SMLB by 31 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 21 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
George Angus
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne),
Bob Nash
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
George Angus
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
W. Jackson,
J. O'Loughlin
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Belcher, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Moxham, Billy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pentland, Alan | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie (c) | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scobie, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Angus, George (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Jim | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Tom | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gibb, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heatley, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Herbert, Marshall | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hughes, Les | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lee, Dick | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McHale, Jock | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McIvor, Duncan | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nash, Bob (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Donoghue, Dave | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rowell, Ted | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Dave | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sadler, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shorten, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vernon, Dick | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wilson, Percy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
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 | T. Rowell | M. Herbert | V. Belcher |
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| D. Casey | L. Mortimer | A. Gough | B. Franks |
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| D. McIvor | B. Nash (c) | B. Heatley |
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| C. Ricketts (c) | B. Deas | J. Cameron |
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| J. Sadler | J. McHale | P. Gibb |
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| B. Moxham | G. Bower | J. Caldwell | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| L. Hughes | D. Lee | D. Ryan | T. Baxter |
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| A. Pentland | B. Thomas | A. Hiskins |
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| D. Vernon | P. Wilson | J. Baxter |
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| T. Grimshaw | B. Dolphin | J. Scobie |
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| Collingwood | Coach: George Angus | ||||||||||||||