1929 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1929 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1929 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jim Caldwell.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
South Melbourne
L. Bollman, H. Clarke, J. Forbes, R. Hillis, R. Hutton, T. Johnson, H. McLaughlin, J. O'Brien, J. Petchell, E. Poole, J. Poulter, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, M. Scott, L. Thomas, J. Twyford, D. Wheelahan
Collingwood (19.20.134) defeated South Melbourne (4.14.38).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (11), H. Collier (3), B. Libbis (3), G. Clayden (2)
South Melbourne: R. Hillis, P. Reville, J. Twyford, D. Wheelahan
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.20.134 - 4.14.38
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Margin | COLL by 34 | COLL by 39 | COLL by 60 | COLL by 96 | COLL by 96 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Jim Caldwell
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Conniff
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lauder, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 19 | 20 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bollman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Forbes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hutton, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Petchell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Poole, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Richardson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Wheelahan, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 14 | |||