1945 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1945 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
In the absence of Alby Pannam, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the visitors with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, T. Crane, K. Dineen, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, F. Hill, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), M. Boyall, A. Brown, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, E. Eiffler, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, H. Naismith, G. Nelson, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, K. Wade
South Melbourne (12.14.86) defeated Collingwood (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Nash (4), K. Dineen (2), J. Graham (2), R. Hartridge (2), V. Castles, R. Coyle
Collingwood: N. Mann (3), H. Mears (2), L. Richards (2), M. Boyall, A. Brown, H. Naismith, P. Ryan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.14.86 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Brown, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Eiffler, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||