1944 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1944 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1944 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Pat Fricker captained the hosts with Alan Williams as vice-captain.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Collingwood
P. Fricker (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), J. Arnott, M. Boyall, J. Burns, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, R. Hibbert, P. Kyne, J. McHale, J. Murphy, G. Nelson, D. Newman, B. Noonan, L. Richards, P. Ryan, J. Toleman, K. Wade, T. Wallis
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), A. Baxter, M. Blumfield, V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, J. Dempsey, D. Engellenner, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. Sheedy, K. Smith, J. Williams
Collingwood (11.18.84) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Boyall (5), L. Richards (2), B. Dalkin, P. Ryan, J. Toleman, A. Williams
South Melbourne: C. Culph (4), J. Graham (2), A. Linden (2), K. Smith (2), V. Castles, J. Dempsey
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
11.18.84 - 12.18.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Margin | COLL by 13 | COLL by 1 | COLL by 24 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Pat Fricker
(Collingwood),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Williams
(Collingwood),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arnott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fricker, Pat (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hibbert, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McHale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Toleman, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 24 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Culph, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sheedy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||