1945 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1945 between Collingwood and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1945 VFL season. Collingwood hosted South Melbourne at Victoria Park. Alby Pannam captained the hosts with Alan Williams as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.

Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, K. Herbert, M. Holten, L. Hustler, H. Mears, G. Moore, J. Murphy, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis

South Melbourne
V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, P. Tippett, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams

Collingwood (11.14.80) defeated South Melbourne (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (4), L. Richards (4), A. Pannam (2), J. Murphy
South Melbourne: L. Nash (4), J. Graham (2), B. Williams

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 July 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 24,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.14.80 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 5 10 . 6 11 . 8 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
South Melbourne 4 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin SMLB by 9 COLL by 32 COLL by 30 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Bill Adams (South Melbourne)
Captains: Alby Pannam (Collingwood), unknown (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Alan Williams (Collingwood), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Dalkin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 4 ?
13 Herbert, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
8 Hustler, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Mears, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Moore, Guy ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Newman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Alby (c) ? ? 2 ?
24 Richards, Lou ? ? 4 ?
25 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
28 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
6 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Dempsey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
7 Matlock, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 4 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
22 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 1 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 12

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