1935 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1935 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1935 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain. Jack Bisset captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), T. Boag, P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Carter, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, F. Froude, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, L. Murphy, J. Regan, L. Riley, A. Ryan, M. Whelan, B. Woods

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, T. Brain, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, R. Hillis, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, R. Moore, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, A. Welch

Collingwood (15.18.108) defeated South Melbourne (15.16.106).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Riley (5), G. Coventry (3), P. Kyne (3), P. Bowyer, H. Collier, V. Doherty, M. Whelan
South Melbourne: L. Nash (5), B. Pratt (4), T. Brain (3), A. Robertson (2), F. Davies

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 April 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 15.18.108 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 1 9 . 9 12 . 14 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
South Melbourne 1 . 5 7 . 8 11 . 13 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin COLL by 20 COLL by 13 COLL by 7 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Boag, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 1 ?
5 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Carter, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 0 ?
8 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
10 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Doherty, Vin ? ? 1 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
13 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 3 ?
18 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
25 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Lou ? ? 5 ?
26 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 1 ?
29 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 18

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Beard, Bert ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 3 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 1 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 5 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 2 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 16

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