1927 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1927 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1927 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Pannam captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), B. Avery, A. Barlow, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, T. Bourke, M. Brown, B. Condon, R. Fairley, J. Ferguson, T. Johnson, H. McKay, C. Pettiona, P. Reville, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, B. Sutton, D. Wheelahan

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, C. Morelli, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, H. Rumney, B. Sneazwell, L. Wescott

South Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Collingwood (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Barnes (2), B. Sutton (2), B. Avery, T. Johnson, P. Reville, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), H. Collier (3), G. Beasley (2), F. Murphy (2), H. Rumney (2), J. Harris, B. Libbis, J. Poulter

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 21 May 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 29,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.13.67 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 1 8 . 4 9 . 5 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Collingwood 6 . 5 8 . 6 13 . 8 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin COLL by 10 COLL by 2 COLL by 27 COLL by 39 COLL by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 1 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 2 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Bourke, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Fairley, Rolland ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
2 Sutton, Bert ? ? 2 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Beasley, George ? ? 2 ?
2 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 3 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Morelli, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
22 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 2 ?
27 Sneazwell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 10

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