1918 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1918 between Collingwood and St Kilda in the first semi final of the 1918 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Percy Wilson captained the hosts with Dick Lee as vice-captain.
Harry Lever captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jimmy Smith.
Collingwood
P. Wilson (capt.), D. Lee (vice-capt.), C. Brown, B. Colechin, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. Lee, E. Lumsden, C. McCarthy, A. Mutch, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, B. Walton, T. Wraith
St Kilda
H. Lever (capt.), R. Berry, B. Bowden, L. Boyd, A. Buntine, R. Cazaly, T. Collins, G. Dangerfield, W. Eicke, B. Hannan, J. James, P. Kennedy, T. Lang, P. Maloney, D. McNamara, R. Ostberg, B. Schmidt, N. Turnbull
Collingwood (7.16.58) defeated St Kilda (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Wraith (3), D. Lee (2), L. Hughes, E. Lumsden
St Kilda: L. Boyd (2), D. McNamara (2), R. Berry, B. Schmidt, N. Turnbull
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1918
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,375
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
St Kilda
Score:
7.16.58 - 7.7.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 7 | COLL by 9 | COLL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Jimmy Smith
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Percy Wilson
(Collingwood),
Harry Lever
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Dick Lee
(Collingwood),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Lee, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Lumsden, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McCarthy, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Mutch, Alec | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Berry, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Boyd, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Buntine, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collins, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Dangerfield, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eicke, Wels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hannan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lang, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lever, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Maloney, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McNamara, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ostberg, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Turnbull, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 7 | |||