1937 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1937 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1937 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Harry Collier captained the hosts. Laurie Nash captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, H. Jones, J. Knight, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, H. Rumney, R. Todd, B. Woods

South Melbourne
L. Nash (capt.), T. Allen, J. Austin, T. Brain, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. Graham, W. Harris, R. Hillis, H. Matthews, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, S. Patterson, A. Robertson, K. Smith, L. Thomas

Collingwood (18.19.127) defeated South Melbourne (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), H. Jones (3), L. Murphy (3), A. Pannam (2), V. Doherty, J. Knight, R. Todd
South Melbourne: L. Nash (8), O. Evans (2), R. Moore (2), T. Allen, G. Bryce, A. Mitchell

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 July 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 18.19.127 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 8 7 . 10 13 . 17 18 . 19 18 . 19 (127)
South Melbourne 2 . 5 6 . 9 11 . 9 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin COLL by 9 COLL by 7 COLL by 20 COLL by 23 COLL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), Laurie Nash (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nicholson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
4 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
1 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 7 ?
9 Doherty, Vin ? ? 1 ?
10 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 0 ?
14 Jones, Harry ? ? 3 ?
12 Knight, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Len ? ? 3 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
22 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Riley, Lou ? ? 0 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Todd, Ron ? ? 1 ?
29 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 19

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Allen, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
21 Bryce, George ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 2 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 1 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 2 ?
1 Nash, Laurie (c) ? ? 8 ?
9 Patterson, Sandy ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 14

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