1911 VFL Semi Final 1: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1911 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1911 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. In the absence of George Angus, vice-captain Dick Lee captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Thomas and the visitors were coached by George Angus.

South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), V. Belcher, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, B. Deas, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, J. Prince, A. Punshon, C. Ricketts, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, J. Walsh

Collingwood
D. Lee (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Baxter, P. Gibb, P. Gilchrist, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. McHale, D. McIvor, D. Minogue, P. Rowan, T. Rowell, D. Ryan, J. Sadler, J. Sharp, E. Thomas, D. Vernon, P. Wilson

South Melbourne (6.11.47) were defeated by Collingwood (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Belcher (3), C. Ricketts (2), B. Deas
Collingwood: T. Baxter (3), P. Gilchrist (2), D. Lee (2), G. Anderson, L. Hughes, T. Rowell, D. Ryan

Match Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 9 September 1911
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 43,575

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 6.11.47 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 7 3 . 10 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Collingwood 1 . 4 3 . 7 8 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin COLL by 2 COLL by 6 COLL by 30 COLL by 30 COLL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, B. Griffiths

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Vic ? ? 3 ?
Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Deas, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 0 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Punshon, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Ricketts, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George ? ? 1 ?
Baxter, Tom ? ? 3 ?
Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Gilchrist, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
Lee, Dick (ac) ? ? 2 ?
McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
McIvor, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
Minogue, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Ryan, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Vernon, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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 50s