1935 VFL Grand Final: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 5 October 1935 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1935 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Jack Bisset captained the hosts. Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert 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, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. McEachen, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, F. Froude, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, A. Pannam, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, H. Rumney, K. Stackpole, M. Whelan, B. Woods

South Melbourne (7.16.58) were defeated by Collingwood (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Davies (2), R. Moore (2), D. Kelleher, R. McEachen, L. Nash
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), P. Kyne (2), A. Pannam (2), A. Collier, H. Collier, K. Stackpole

As a result of this match, Collingwood were the premiers and South Melbourne were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 5 October 1935
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 54,154

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.16.58 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 6 4 . 8 6 . 10 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Collingwood 1 . 3 6 . 6 8 . 10 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin SMLB by 15 COLL by 10 COLL by 12 COLL by 20 COLL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott
Goal Umpire: J. Currie, R. Treloar
Boundary Umpire: J. Fitt, J. Lancaster

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 2 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 1 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
32 McEachen, Roy ? ? 1 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 2 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 16

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
5 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 1 ?
8 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 4 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Doherty, Vin ? ? 0 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
13 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 2 ?
18 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
25 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Lou ? ? 0 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 1 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
29 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 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