1936 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 1936 between Collingwood and South Melbourne in the grand final of the 1936 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at MCG. 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.), P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, J. Crowe, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, A. Pannam, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, K. Stackpole, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, J. Cleary, S. Dineen, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. Graham, R. Hillis, M. Johnson, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. Moore, L. Nash, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, L. Thomas

Collingwood (11.23.89) defeated South Melbourne (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Pannam (5), R. Todd (4), J. Knight, P. Kyne
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (3), M. Johnson (2), R. Moore (2), O. Evans, L. Nash, A. Robertson

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

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 October 1936
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 74,091

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.23.89 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 6 7 . 16 8 . 19 11 . 23 11 . 23 (89)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 12 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin COLL by 2 COLL by 21 COLL by 7 COLL by 11 COLL by 11
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: B. Blackburn
Goal Umpire: W. Johnston, R. Treloar
Boundary Umpire: J. Fitt, J. Lancaster

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
4 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
34 Crowe, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Doherty, Vin ? ? 0 ?
9 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
8 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Knight, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 1 ?
13 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Pannam, Alby ? ? 5 ?
16 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Riley, Lou ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 0 ?
20 Todd, Ron ? ? 4 ?
21 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
22 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 23

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Dineen, Syd ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 1 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 2 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
30 Pettiona, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 3 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 18

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