1918 VFL Grand Final: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1918 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1918 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Jim Caldwell captained the hosts.
Percy Wilson captained the visitors with Dick Lee as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bert Howson and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
South Melbourne
J. Caldwell (capt.), E. Barber, V. Belcher, B. Daly, J. Doherty, J. Graham, J. Howell, T. Hynes, C. Laird, A. O'Donoghue, T. O'Halloran, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood
Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), D. Lee (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Colechin, G. Dobrigh, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, E. Lumsden, C. McCarthy, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, B. Walton, T. Wraith
South Melbourne (9.8.62) defeated Collingwood (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Laird (3), G. Ryan (3), H. Robertson (2), E. Barber
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), E. Lumsden (2), L. Hughes, C. Laxton
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1918
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
39,262
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
9.8.62 - 7.15.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 12 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Howson
(South Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jim Caldwell
(South Melbourne),
Percy Wilson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Dick Lee
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Monohan,
D. Paterson
Boundary Umpire:
G. Green,
D. McKay
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barber, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Caldwell, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Graham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hynes, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Laird, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Ryan, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Skehan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Turner, Chip | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | McCarthy, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Mutch, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Reynolds, Pen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Saunders, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sheehy, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wraith, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 15 | |||