1939 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1939 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1939 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain. Herbie Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, J. Green, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, C. McCrae, J. Morison, J. Murphy, A. Pannam, H. Powell, J. Regan, R. Todd, M. Whelan

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, G. Hall, W. Harris, M. Leonard, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, J. Quinn, L. Reiffel, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield

Collingwood (19.11.125) defeated South Melbourne (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: C. McCrae (5), R. Todd (5), D. Fothergill (2), A. Pannam (2), H. Powell (2), A. Collier, H. Collier, J. Knight
South Melbourne: G. Collard (3), J. Graham (2), O. Evans, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 July 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 19.11.125 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 6 . 2 11 . 4 14 . 6 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
South Melbourne 4 . 2 4 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin COLL by 12 COLL by 40 COLL by 34 COLL by 64 COLL by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collier, Albert (vc) ? ? 1 ?
1 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 2 ?
9 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
27 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Knight, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 5 ?
29 Morison, Jock ? ? 0 ?
29 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
17 Powell, Harold ? ? 2 ?
18 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Todd, Ron ? ? 5 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 3 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Dineen, Ken ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 1 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
32 Hall, Grahame ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
6 Leonard, Mick ? ? 0 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 1 ?
2 Quinn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 1 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
7 Traynor, Harold ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 13

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