1929 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1929 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1929 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. Bill Cubbins captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), R. Bence, C. Gambetta, A. Hart, F. Hutchesson, J. Keddie, E. Loveless, A. Ludlow, H. Mason, H. Matthews, B. Mohr, H. Neill, P. Outram, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, E. Sanneman, A. Scott, D. Warr

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

St Kilda (7.8.50) were defeated by Collingwood (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Bence (2), H. Neill (2), P. Outram (2), F. Phillips
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), F. Murphy (2), J. Harris, B. Makeham

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: St Kilda v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 22 June 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.8.50 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 1 4 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Collingwood 2 . 2 3 . 6 6 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin COLL by 1 STKL by 5 COLL by 1 COLL by 4 COLL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Sparrow (St Kilda), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Cubbins (St Kilda), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Harry Chesswas (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 2 ?
8 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
2 Hart, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Hutchesson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Loveless, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
19 Ludlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Mason, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 2 ?
27 Outram, Percy ? ? 2 ?
3 Phillips, Fred ? ? 1 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 0 ?
1 Scott, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Warr, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
16 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
17 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
18 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
19 Murphy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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