1934 VFL Semi Final 1: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1934 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1934 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
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.), J. Austin, T. Brain, H. Clarke, F. Davies, B. Diggins, B. Faul, R. Hillis, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Richards, L. Thomas, A. Welch
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Collier (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, F. Asling, P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, A. Collier, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, F. Froude, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Morgan, L. Murphy, J. Regan, L. Riley, H. Rumney, M. Whelan
South Melbourne (11.12.78) defeated Collingwood (9.21.75).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), P. Reville (3), T. Brain (2), F. Davies, D. Kelleher
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), L. Riley (2), H. Collier, V. Doherty
As a result of this match, South Melbourne faced Geelong in the preliminary final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1934
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
52,022
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.12.78 - 9.21.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 21 | (75) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | COLL by 4 | level | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| 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:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Davies, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 11 | O'Meara, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Richards, Lin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Welch, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Asling, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Fraser, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Le Brun, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Riley, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 21 | |||