1951 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between South Melbourne and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1951 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Lakeside Oval. Gordon Lane captained the hosts. In the absence of Gordon Hocking, deputy vice-captain Lou Richards captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, B. Clegg, R. Clegg, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, R. Harley, E. Lane, B. Murray, J. Patterson, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, B. Williams, L. Williams

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), C. Davey, M. Dunstan, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Purdon, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, H. Stevens, N. Swan, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey

South Melbourne (12.9.81) were defeated by Collingwood (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Williams (5), E. Lane (4), P. Deagan, F. Goldsmith, K. Schaefer
Collingwood: B. Twomey (4), D. Healey (3), C. Davey (2), H. Stevens (2), M. Dunstan

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 25 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 12.9.81 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 8 . 4 11 . 6 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Collingwood 3 . 2 7 . 3 7 . 4 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin COLL by 5 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 26 COLL by 1 COLL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Gordon Lane (South Melbourne), Lou Richards (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
38 Clegg, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 1 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 4 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 1 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 5 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Davey, Col ? ? 2 ?
32 Dunstan, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Healey, Des ? ? 3 ?
30 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
19 Purdon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Richards, Lou (ac) ? ? 0 ?
20 Richards, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 Stevens, Harvey ? ? 2 ?
23 Swan, Neville ? ? 0 ?
15 Tebble, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Twomey, Bill ? ? 4 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 10

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