1909 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1909 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 2 of the 1909 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts. Fred Elliott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

South Melbourne
Back: B. Thomas, B. Franks, J. Scobie
Half-back: T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, B. Dolphin
Centre: J. Caldwell, G. Bower, T. Wade
Half-forward: D. Barry, B. Deas, D. Baird
Forward: A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, D. Casey
Follower: V. Belcher, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts (capt.)

Carlton
Back: A. Barningham, D. Gillespie, L. Beck
Half-back: M. Gotz, A. Ford, A. Pattison
Centre: G. Bruce, R. McGregor, G. Renwick
Half-forward: F. Elliott (capt.), H. Kelly, G. Stewart
Forward: F. Caine, G. Topping, V. Gardiner
Follower: C. Hammond, G. Johnson, A. Lang

South Melbourne (7.3.45) defeated Carlton (4.4.28).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Casey (3), L. Mortimer (3), D. Barry
Carlton: G. Topping (2), F. Caine, V. Gardiner

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 8 May 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 7.3.45 - 4.4.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 3 6 . 3 7 . 3 7 . 3 (45)
Carlton 2 . 1 2 . 2 3 . 3 4 . 4 4 . 4 (28)
Margin SMLB by 7 SMLB by 19 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Jack Worrall (Carlton)
Captains: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Fred Elliott (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: V. Brown
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, T. Taylor
Boundary Umpire: W. Connor, E. Duffy

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baird, Des HFFR ? 0 ?
Barry, Dave HFFL ? 1 ?
Belcher, Vic RU ? 0 ?
Bower, George C ? 0 ?
Caldwell, Jim WL ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick FPR ? 3 ?
Deas, Bob CHF ? 0 ?
Dolphin, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert FB ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom HBFL ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur CHB ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex FPL ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len FF ? 3 ?
Ricketts, Charlie (c) RO ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 3

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barningham, Alex BPL ? 0 ?
Beck, Les BPR ? 0 ?
Bruce, George WL ? 0 ?
Caine, Frank FPL ? 1 ?
Elliott, Fred (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
Ford, Arthur CHB ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Vin FPR ? 1 ?
Gillespie, Doug FB ? 0 ?
Gotz, Martin HBFL ? 0 ?
Hammond, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Johnson, George RU ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey CHF ? 0 ?
Lang, Alex RO ? 0 ?
McGregor, Rod C ? 0 ?
Pattison, Andy HBFR ? 0 ?
Renwick, George WR ? 0 ?
Stewart, George HFFR ? 0 ?
Topping, George FF ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 4

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