1912 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1912 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1912 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Jock McHale captained the hosts. Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

Collingwood
J. McHale (capt.), J. Ambler, G. Anderson, P. Gibb, R. Gray, J. Green, L. Hughes, J. Jackson, C. Laxton, D. Minogue, L. Mounsey, A. Mutch, P. Rowan, T. Rowell, J. Sadler, J. Seaton, J. Shorten, A. Wilkinson

South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), V. Belcher, J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, L. Charge, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, J. Prince, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, B. Thomas, J. Walsh

Collingwood (5.7.37) were defeated by South Melbourne (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Seaton (2), G. Anderson, C. Laxton, A. Wilkinson
South Melbourne: D. Casey (4), L. Rusich (2), B. Franks

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 August 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by South Melbourne
Score: 5.7.37 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 2 1 . 5 2 . 7 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
South Melbourne 1 . 4 2 . 8 5 . 10 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin SMLB by 2 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 16 SMLB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)
Captains: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Clarke
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, W. Little
Boundary Umpire: L. Stainsby, F. Winslow

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Ambler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Anderson, George ? ? 1 ?
2 Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
6 Gray, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Jackson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
13 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
16 McHale, Jock (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Minogue, Dan ? ? 0 ?
5 Mounsey, Lance ? ? 0 ?
14 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Rowan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Rowell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Seaton, Jimmy ? ? 2 ?
29 Shorten, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilkinson, Art ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
4 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Casey, Dick ? ? 4 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Franks, Bert ? ? 1 ?
11 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
15 Mortimer, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Ricketts, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Rusich, Les ? ? 2 ?
24 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
20 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Walsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 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