1939 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1939 between Collingwood and St Kilda in the preliminary final of the 1939 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, V. Doherty, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, F. Froude, J. Green, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, J. Murphy, H. Powell, J. Regan, R. Todd, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, L. Regnier, C. Riordan, A. Sawley, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson
Collingwood (20.14.134) defeated St Kilda (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Todd (11), V. Doherty (4), D. Fothergill (3), J. Knight, P. Kyne
St Kilda: B. Mohr (4), L. Regnier (3), C. Vontom (3), R. Fountain, R. Garvin, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, A. Weiss
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the grand final and St Kilda were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
66,848
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
St Kilda
Score:
20.14.134 - 15.15.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 14 | (134) |
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | STKL by 3 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Harry Collier
(Collingwood),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Albert Collier
(Collingwood),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Campbell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Fricker, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Regnier, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Riordan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sawley, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||