1926 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1926 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1926 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. In the absence of Charlie Tyson, vice-captain Syd Coventry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

South Melbourne
B. Allison, A. Barlow, B. Berryman, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, T. Drummond, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, H. Mahony, C. McDonald, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, C. Pannam, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, P. Scanlan, B. Sutton, L. Woodfield

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Stainsby, L. Wescott

South Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by Collingwood (9.9.63).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (3), P. Cameron (2), B. Allison, R. Cazaly, C. Nicholls
Collingwood: B. Libbis (2), F. Murphy (2), H. Collier, G. Coventry, J. Harris, B. Makeham, L. Stainsby

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 4 September 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 8.9.57 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 2 2 . 6 5 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Collingwood 4 . 2 6 . 3 9 . 7 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin COLL by 12 COLL by 21 COLL by 25 COLL by 6 COLL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Allison, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Cameron, Paul ? ? 2 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 1 ?
30 Drummond, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 3 ?
20 Mahony, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Scanlan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
19 Sutton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beasley, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
10 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (ac) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 2 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Stainsby, Les ? ? 1 ?
25 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 9

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