1907 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1907 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 6 of the 1907 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bill Dolphin captained the hosts.

South Melbourne
Back: V. Belcher, B. Dolphin (capt.), H. Lampe
Half-back: B. Thomas, B. Atkins, G. Anderson
Centre: H. Drane, B. Goddard, T. Wade
Half-forward: C. Ricketts, J. Cameron, H. Callan
Forward: L. Mortimer, D. Casey, B. Gent
Follower: B. Franks, J. Jackson, B. Kerr

Geelong
J. Allen, F. Boynton, G. Doull, B. Eason, A. Gough, D. Grigg, T. Hardiman, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, J. McNeilage, E. Newling, A. Palmer, T. Rankin, L. Roebuck, T. Sherry, J. Slater, P. Stephens, R. Upton

South Melbourne (6.9.45) defeated Geelong (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Casey (3), L. Mortimer (2), H. Callan
Geelong: T. Hardiman (2), J. McNeilage, P. Stephens

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1907 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Monday 3 June 1907
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 6.9.45 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 8 6 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Geelong 0 . 1 0 . 3 1 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin SMLB by 21 SMLB by 29 SMLB by 33 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Dolphin (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: J. Elder, L. Tulloch

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Atkins, Bert CHB ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic BPL ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie HFFR ? 1 ?
Cameron, Jim CHF ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick FF ? 3 ?
Dolphin, Bill (c) FB ? 0 ?
Drane, Horrie WL ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert RU ? 0 ?
Gent, Billy FPR ? 0 ?
Goddard, Bill C ? 0 ?
Jackson, Johnny RU ? 0 ?
Kerr, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Lampe, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len FPL ? 2 ?
Ricketts, Charlie HFFL ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Boynton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom ? ? 2 ?
McKenzie, Alec ? ? 0 ?
McKinley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McNeilage, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Newling, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 0 ?
Sherry, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 1 ?
Upton, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 9

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

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






B. Franks

B. Gent D. Casey L. Mortimer J. Jackson

FORWARD B. Kerr

HALF-BACK













H. Callan J. Cameron C. Ricketts



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













T. Wade B. Goddard H. Drane FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













G. Anderson B. Atkins B. Thomas



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













H. Lampe B. Dolphin (c) V. Belcher



BACK



Geelong Coach: unknown