1910 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1910 between Collingwood and South Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1910 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at MCG. George Angus captained the hosts with Dick Lee as vice-captain. Bill Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Angus and the visitors were coached by Bill Thomas.

Collingwood
Back: C. Norris, T. Rowell, J. Sadler
Half-back: J. Scaddan, J. Shorten, D. McIvor
Centre: P. Gibb, J. McHale, N. Oliver
Half-forward: G. Angus (capt.), L. Hughes, D. Vernon
Forward: P. Gilchrist, D. Lee (vice-capt.), P. Wilson
Follower: R. Daykin, D. Ryan, T. Baxter

South Melbourne
Back: A. Pentland, B. Dolphin, A. Punshon
Half-back: T. Grimshaw, B. Thomas (capt.), T. Wade
Centre: A. Gough, G. Bower, J. Prince
Half-forward: B. Deas, A. Hiskins, B. Sloss
Forward: F. Carpenter, L. Mortimer, B. Streckfuss
Follower: D. Barry, V. Belcher, A. Kerr

Collingwood (8.7.55) defeated South Melbourne (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Angus (3), D. Lee (3), P. Gilchrist (2)
South Melbourne: A. Hiskins (3), L. Mortimer (2), B. Deas

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 September 1910
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,301

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 8.7.55 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 6 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
South Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin COLL by 5 COLL by 5 COLL by 5 COLL by 11 COLL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Angus (Collingwood), Bill Thomas (South Melbourne)
Captains: George Angus (Collingwood), Bill Thomas (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Dick Lee (Collingwood), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: G. Reid, L. Whyte

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George (c) HFFL ? 3 ?
Baxter, Tom RO ? 0 ?
Daykin, Richard RU ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy WL ? 0 ?
Gilchrist, Paddy FPL ? 2 ?
Hughes, Les CHF ? 0 ?
Lee, Dick (vc) FF ? 3 ?
McHale, Jock C ? 0 ?
McIvor, Duncan HBFR ? 0 ?
Norris, Charlie BPL ? 0 ?
Oliver, Norm WR ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted FB ? 0 ?
Ryan, Dave RU ? 0 ?
Sadler, Jim BPR ? 0 ?
Scaddan, Joe HBFL ? 0 ?
Shorten, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
Vernon, Dick HFFR ? 0 ?
Wilson, Percy FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barry, Dave RU ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic RU ? 0 ?
Bower, George C ? 0 ?
Carpenter, Fred FPL ? 0 ?
Deas, Bob HFFL ? 1 ?
Dolphin, Bill FB ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf WL ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom HBFL ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur CHF ? 3 ?
Kerr, Alex RO ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len FF ? 2 ?
Pentland, Alan BPL ? 0 ?
Prince, Joe WR ? 0 ?
Punshon, Arthur BPR ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce HFFR ? 0 ?
Streckfuss, Bert FPR ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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