1924 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1924 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1924 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts. Charlie Tyson 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
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Allison, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, B. Condon, F. Fleiter, A. Hando, T. Johnson, T. Joyce, F. Laird, H. Matthews, C. McDonald, C. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. Scanlan, M. Tandy, L. Woodfield

Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), H. Saunders (vice-capt.), R. Allen, R. Baker, G. Beasley, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, E. Cock, G. Coventry, S. Coventry, R. Hannah, J. Lawn, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, J. Poulter, R. Webb, L. Wescott, E. Wilson

South Melbourne (9.15.69) defeated Collingwood (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Alexander (2), R. Cazaly (2), T. Johnson (2), H. Matthews (2), B. Allison
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), C. Tyson (3), R. Baker, B. Makeham

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 31 May 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 9.15.69 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 12 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Collingwood 3 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin COLL by 5 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Charlie Tyson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Harry Saunders (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Clarke

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 2 ?
4 Allison, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 2 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Hando, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 2 ?
15 Joyce, Tom ? ? 0 ?
12 Laird, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Matthews, Herb ? ? 2 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 15

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 1 ?
3 Beasley, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Cock, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 0 ?
2 Hannah, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
13 Lawn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
14 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
21 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Saunders, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 3 ?
25 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

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