1934 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1934 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1934 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Jack Bisset captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Collier as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), O. Bertram, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, B. Faul, R. Hillis, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, A. Welch

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, A. Collier, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, H. Edmonds, K. Fraser, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, A. Ryan

South Melbourne (19.13.127) defeated Collingwood (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (8), O. Bertram (3), P. Reville (3), A. Robertson (3), T. Brain, D. Kelleher
Collingwood: G. Coventry (8), A. Collier (2), S. Coventry, L. Murphy, A. Pannam

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 5 May 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 19.13.127 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 2 11 . 6 14 . 8 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Collingwood 5 . 1 6 . 3 9 . 8 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin COLL by 5 SMLB by 33 SMLB by 30 SMLB by 35 SMLB by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Harry Collier (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Norm Le Brun COLL 18 3
Hec McKay SMLB 9 2
Jack Regan COLL 24 1

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bertram, Ossie ? ? 3 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 1 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 8 ?
21 Reville, Peter ? ? 3 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 3 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 13

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 2 ?
6 Collier, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 8 ?
4 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 Doherty, Vin ? ? 0 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
16 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
21 Pannam, Alby ? ? 1 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 14

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