1934 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1934 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1934 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. In the absence of Syd Coventry, vice-captain Harry Collier captained the hosts. Jack Bisset captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), J. Beveridge, J. Carmody, G. Carter, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, F. Froude, A. Fyfe, J. Knight, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, M. Whelan

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

Collingwood (13.19.97) were defeated by South Melbourne (21.19.145).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), P. Kyne (2), N. Le Brun (2), A. Collier, A. Fyfe
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (8), L. Nash (6), T. Brain (2), J. O'Meara (2), A. Robertson (2), P. Reville

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 July 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by South Melbourne
Score: 13.19.97 - 21.19.145

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 5 5 . 9 10 . 16 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
South Melbourne 5 . 5 9 . 9 17 . 10 21 . 19 21 . 19 (145)
Margin SMLB by 12 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 36 SMLB by 48 SMLB by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)
Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bob Pratt SMLB 10 3
Albert Collier COLL 5 2
Harry Clarke SMLB 6 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Carter, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 1 ?
6 Collier, Harry (ac) ? ? 0 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 7 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Doherty, Vin ? ? 0 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
13 Fyfe, Alec ? ? 1 ?
16 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 2 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 2 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 19

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Fahey, Jock ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 6 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 2 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 8 ?
21 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 2 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 21 19

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