1935 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1935 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1935 VFL 50px 11.12 (78) 50px 7.16 (58) COLL SM 1.3 (9) 6.6 (42) 8.10 (58) 11.12 (78) 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32) 6.10 (46) 7.16 (58) 5 October 1935 54,154 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1934 1936 The 1935 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 5 October 1935. It was the 37th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1935 VFL season. The match, attended by 54,154 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 20 points, marking that club's tenth premiership victory. On Grand Final eve, South Melbourne's champion full-forward Bob Pratt was hit by a brick truck when exiting a tram. He was replaced at full-forward by Roy Moore. Neither Moore nor Laurie Nash at centre half-forward were able to break free of their opponents (Charlie Dibbs and Jack Regan, respectively), helping Collingwood to win the match. Teams _blackstripes ffffff 000000 000000 Collingwood _Vonwhite _hoops_red FF0000 S. Melbourne #FFFFFF Collingwood Collingwood Football Club #000000 Harold Rumney Charlie Dibbs Jack Ross Bervyn Woods Jack Regan Fred Froude Leo Morgan Marcus Whelan Jack Carmody Lou Riley Phonse Kyne Vin Doherty Alby Pannam Gordon Coventry Keith Fraser Albert Collier Percy Bowyer Harry Collier (c) Keith Stackpole Jock McHale #FFFFFF South Melbourne Sydney Swans #ED171F Jack Austin Ron Hillis Reg Humphries Jock McKenzie Lin Richards Bill Faul Harry Clarke Herbie Matthews Jim Reid Joe O'Meara Laurie Nash Austin Robertson Dinny Kelleher Roy Moore Frank Davies Jack Bissett (c) Brighton Diggins Terry Brain Roy McEachen Jack Bissett Umpire – Bob Scott Statistics Score thumb|right|300px|Collingwood FC team, premiers Team 1 2 3 4 Total Collingwood 1.3 6.6 8.10 11.12 11.12 (78) South Melbourne 3.6 4.8 6.10 7.16 7.16 (58) Goal kickers Collingwood: G. Coventry 4 Kyne 2 Pannam 2 H. Collier 1 A. Collier 1 Stackpole 1South Melbourne: Davies 2 Moore 2 Nash 1 Kelleher 1 McEachen 1 References AFL Tables: 1935 Grand Final The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004 Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. 0-670-86814-0 See also 1935 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Collingwood Football Club Category:Sydney Swans