1928 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1928 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1928 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

South Melbourne
A. Barlow, J. Barnes, L. Bollman, M. Brown, P. Cameron, H. Clarke, J. Ferguson, A. Jacobsen, T. Johnson, H. McKay, C. Pannam, J. Petchell, J. Poulter, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, T. Bird, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, P. Rowe

South Melbourne (9.14.68) were defeated by Collingwood (13.7.85).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (3), P. Cameron, J. Petchell, J. Poulter, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), B. Libbis (2), B. Makeham (2), F. Murphy (2), H. Chesswas, H. Collier

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Monday 4 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.14.68 - 13.7.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 7 8 . 9 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Collingwood 3 . 1 5 . 4 9 . 6 13 . 7 13 . 7 (85)
Margin SMLB by 3 COLL by 3 COLL by 3 COLL by 17 COLL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kilkenny

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
18 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
26 Cameron, Paul ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 3 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
2 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Bird, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 1 ?
6 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Libbis, Billy ? ? 2 ?
16 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Makeham, Bob ? ? 2 ?
18 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
17 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 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