1945 VFL Semi Final 2: South Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1945 between South Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Princes Park.
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.), M. Blumfield, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Porter, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, G. Moore, H. Naismith, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
South Melbourne (13.10.88) defeated Collingwood (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (4), L. Nash (4), M. Blumfield, R. Clegg, B. King, K. Smith, B. Williams
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (2), M. Holten (2), G. Moore (2), L. Richards (2), J. Burns, H. Mears, D. Newman
As a result of this match, South Melbourne faced Carlton in the grand final and Collingwood faced Carlton in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
46,224
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.10.88 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | SMLB by 5 | COLL by 8 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Moore, Guy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||