1943 VFL Qualifying Round 3: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1943 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during the third qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Princes Park. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Jack Regan captained the visitors with Alby Pannam as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Johnny Leonard and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), M. Blumfield, J. Butcher, V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, D. Engellenner, J. Graham, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, P. Leahy, M. Leith, A. Mullenger, R. Richards, K. Smith, L. White, J. Williams

Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), A. Pannam (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, J. Bradford, J. Burns, R. Carruthers, F. Kirwin, J. McHale, N. McIntosh, H. Naismith, F. Negri, L. Richards, R. Smith, F. Stabb, R. Stabb, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis, A. Williams

South Melbourne (12.18.90) defeated Collingwood (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Culph (3), P. Leahy (2), A. Mullenger (2), L. White (2), M. Blumfield, J. Graham, M. Leith
Collingwood: J. Bradford (3), A. Pannam (2), L. Richards (2), D. Balfour, J. McHale, C. Utting, A. Williams

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Qualifying Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 August 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Collingwood
Score: 12.18.90 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 12 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Collingwood 0 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin SMLB by 9 SMLB by 16 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Jack Regan (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Alby Pannam (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Lane

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blumfield, Max ? ? 1 ?
10 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Culph, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
2 Engellenner, Dave ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
18 Leahy, Pat ? ? 2 ?
23 Leith, Merv ? ? 1 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 2 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 2 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 18

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Balfour, Don ? ? 1 ?
14 Bradford, Jim ? ? 3 ?
5 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Kirwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 McHale, John ? ? 1 ?
13 McIntosh, Neil ? ? 0 ?
16 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
21 Negri, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Pannam, Alby (vc) ? ? 2 ?
1 Regan, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Richards, Lou ? ? 2 ?
22 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Stabb, Fred ? ? 0 ?
33 Stabb, Roy ? ? 0 ?
32 Utting, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
24 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 7

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