1927 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1927 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1927 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

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

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), B. Berryman, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, H. Clarke, B. Condon, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, J. Petchell, P. Reville, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, B. Sutton, L. Thomas, L. Woodfield

Collingwood (18.14.122) defeated South Melbourne (6.7.43).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), B. Libbis (3), J. Poulter (3), H. Collier (2), H. Chesswas, J. Harris, F. Murphy, H. Rumney
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (3), B. Condon, C. Pannam, J. Petchell

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 August 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 18.14.122 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 2 4 . 7 11 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
South Melbourne 3 . 5 3 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin SMLB by 3 COLL by 7 COLL by 32 COLL by 79 COLL by 79
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Barlow

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 2 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 6 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 3 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Morelli, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 3 ?
22 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 1 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
33 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 1 ?
17 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 3 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Sutton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 7

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