1908 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1908 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1908 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Dolphin captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
South Melbourne
Back:
H. Wilson, B. Dolphin (capt.), B. Thomas
Half-back:
G. Anderson, P. Wood, B. Atkins
Centre:
T. Grimshaw, T. Wade, L. Maine
Half-forward:
H. Paternoster, A. Hiskins, D. Casey
Forward:
A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, V. Belcher
Follower:
H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts
Geelong
Back:
C. Molan, T. Rankin, B. Davern
Half-back:
E. Newling, C. Cameron, P. Stephens
Centre:
G. Doull, D. Grigg, P. Scown
Half-forward:
F. Moran, H. Bennett, B. Eason
Forward:
T. Hardiman, B. Orchard, L. Gell
Follower:
J. Slater, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett
South Melbourne (7.9.51) defeated Geelong (4.8.32).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Callan (2), A. Kerr (2), L. Mortimer (2), A. Hiskins
Geelong: T. Hardiman, J. Hassett, P. Scown, H. Young
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1908 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1908
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
7.9.51 - 4.8.32
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| Margin | SMLB by 24 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 24 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Dolphin
(South Melbourne),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire:
E. Clarke,
W. Jackson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Atkins, Bert | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill (c) | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Maine, Lindsay | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Paternoster, Henry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilson, Harry | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wood, Phonse | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bennett, Herb | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davern, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gell, Les | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hardiman, Tom | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Molan, Con | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 8 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| C. Molan | T. Rankin | B. Davern | H. Callan |
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| V. Belcher | L. Mortimer | A. Kerr | J. Cameron |
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| E. Newling | C. Cameron | P. Stephens |
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| D. Casey | A. Hiskins | H. Paternoster |
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| G. Doull | D. Grigg | P. Scown |
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| L. Maine | T. Wade | T. Grimshaw | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | J. Slater |
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| HALF-FORWARD | H. Young (c) |
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| F. Moran | H. Bennett | B. Eason | J. Hassett |
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| B. Atkins | P. Wood | G. Anderson |
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| T. Hardiman | B. Orchard | L. Gell |
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| B. Thomas | B. Dolphin (c) | H. Wilson |
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| Geelong | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||