1923 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1923 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1923 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts.
Percy Rowe captained the visitors with Harry Saunders as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Scanlan, A. Hiskins, F. Laird
Half-back:
F. Ross, A. Hando, S. James
Centre:
A. Wood, T. Hynes, T. Joyce
Half-forward:
P. Scanlan (capt.), W. Matthews, L. Woodfield
Forward:
H. Alexander, B. Allison, B. Condon
Follower:
L. Beer, R. Cazaly, M. Tandy
Collingwood
Back:
L. Murphy, H. Saunders (vice-capt.), E. Wilson
Half-back:
H. Lingwood-Smith, R. Hannah, B. Buck
Centre:
L. Wescott, C. Tyson, H. Chesswas
Half-forward:
S. Coventry, H. Curtis, G. Coventry
Forward:
B. Glynn, R. Webb, E. Cock
Follower:
J. Poulter, P. Rowe (capt.), T. Baker
South Melbourne (12.7.79) were defeated by Collingwood (16.5.101).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: W. Matthews (3), B. Allison (2), P. Scanlan (2), L. Woodfield (2), L. Beer, R. Cazaly, M. Tandy
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), H. Curtis (3), B. Glynn (3), T. Baker (2), S. Coventry (2), E. Cock, P. Rowe, R. Webb
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
12.7.79 - 16.5.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 3 | 16 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 5 | (101) |
| Margin | COLL by 13 | COLL by 27 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 22 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne),
Percy Rowe
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Harry Saunders
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Petrie
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Alexander, Harold | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Allison, Bobby | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Beer, Leon | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hando, Arthur | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hynes, Tammy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | James, Syd | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Joyce, Tom | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laird, Frank | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Matthews, Wal | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Ross, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Tandy, Mark | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Wood, Artie | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Baker, Ted | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Buck, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chesswas, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cock, Eric | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Coventry, Gordon | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Syd | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Curtis, Harry | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Glynn, Bill | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Hannah, Rupe | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lingwood-Smith, Hector | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Poulter, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rowe, Percy (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Saunders, Harry (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tyson, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Webb, Reynolds | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Wescott, Leo | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 5 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 18 | L. Murphy | 25 | H. Saunders (vc) | 29 | E. Wilson | 5 | L. Beer |
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| 21 | B. Condon | 4 | B. Allison | 3 | H. Alexander | 11 | R. Cazaly |
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| 26 | H. Lingwood-Smith | 13 | R. Hannah | 1 | B. Buck |
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| 29 | L. Woodfield | 16 | W. Matthews | 1 | P. Scanlan (c) |
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| 31 | L. Wescott | 27 | C. Tyson | 8 | H. Chesswas |
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| 15 | T. Joyce | 22 | T. Hynes | 17 | A. Wood | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | P. Rowe (c) |
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| 6 | S. Coventry | 4 | H. Curtis | 5 | G. Coventry | 2 | T. Baker |
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| 14 | S. James | 9 | A. Hando | 6 | F. Ross |
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| 11 | B. Glynn | 20 | R. Webb | 7 | E. Cock |
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| 12 | F. Laird | 8 | A. Hiskins | 18 | J. Scanlan |
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