1917 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1917 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1917 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. In the absence of Jock McHale, vice-captain Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), G. Anderson, C. Brown, B. Colechin, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. Lee, D. Lee, S. MacKechnie, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, T. Wraith

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Ashton, A. Boyce, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, J. Howell, D. Hutchinson, M. Lowrie, H. Morgan, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, J. Stewart, M. Tandy

Collingwood (8.18.66) defeated South Melbourne (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, P. Reynolds
South Melbourne: D. Hutchinson (2), H. Morgan (2), A. Boyce, J. Doherty

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 June 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 8.18.66 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 5 4 . 10 5 . 16 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 3 6 . 6 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin COLL by 10 COLL by 13 COLL by 4 COLL by 21 COLL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Percy Wilson (Collingwood), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: D. Disher

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Colechin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 1 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hughes, Les ? ? 1 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
12 Lee, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 3 ?
16 MacKechnie, Sam ? ? 0 ?
19 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 1 ?
23 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
22 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy (ac) ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 18

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Ashton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Boyce, Alf ? ? 1 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Doherty, Jock ? ? 1 ?
3 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Hutchinson, Dick ? ? 2 ?
26 Lowrie, Mal ? ? 0 ?
18 Morgan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Robertson, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
12 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
22 Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 9

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