1917 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1917 between Collingwood and South Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1917 season of the Victorian Football League. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. 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 (13.17.95) defeated South Melbourne (3.17.35).

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 September 1917
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,505

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 13.17.95 - 3.17.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 4 3 . 9 11 . 13 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
South Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 6 3 . 17 3 . 17 (35)
Margin COLL by 14 COLL by 10 COLL by 61 COLL by 60 COLL by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Collingwood

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Jock McHale

South Melbourne

Captain: Vic Belcher
Coach: Vic Belcher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 4 ?
7 Dobrigh, Gus ? ? 1 ?
8 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hughes, Les ? ? 2 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
12 Lee, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
18 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
17 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
27 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
19 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
23 Saunders, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 17

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Bollard, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Boyce, Alf ? ? 0 ?
5 Brennan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 1 ?
32 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
25 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
3 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Hutchinson, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Morgan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Payne, George ? ? 1 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Robertson, Harold ? ? 1 ?
14 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 17

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