1944 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1944 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
In the absence of Pat Fricker, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the visitors with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, V. Castles, J. De Medici, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, N. Duncan, P. Grace, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, A. Linden, L. Mangan, B. Matlock, J. McKnight, G. Moloney, R. Richards, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, P. Dalton, J. Green, K. Herbert, R. Hibbert, H. Lambert, H. Mears, D. Negri, J. Nilson, L. Richards, P. Ryan, T. Ryan, R. Stabb, J. Tibballs, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
South Melbourne (16.10.106) defeated Collingwood (8.22.70).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (3), R. Hartridge (3), A. Linden (3), J. De Medici (2), R. Richards (2), V. Castles, N. Duncan, G. Moloney
Collingwood: H. Lambert (4), R. Hibbert (2), T. Ryan, A. Williams
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
16.10.106 - 8.22.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 22 | 8 | . | 22 | 8 | . | 22 | (70) |
| Margin | COLL by 23 | level | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 36 | SMLB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grace, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McKnight, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Herbert, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hibbert, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Lambert, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Negri, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nilson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tibballs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 22 | |||