1909 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1909 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1909 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Ricketts captained the hosts. Vin Coutie captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), D. Baird, D. Barry, V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, D. Casey, B. Deas, B. Dolphin, B. Franks, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, J. Scobie, B. Thomas, T. Wade

Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), A. Bickford, H. Brereton, J. Cowell, V. Daniel, J. Fargie, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, J. Hodgkins, L. Irwin, B. Monk, L. Norman, H. Odgers, B. Parke, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Robertson, J. Strong

South Melbourne (12.16.88) defeated Melbourne (3.6.24).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (4), V. Belcher (3), B. Deas (3), D. Casey (2)
Melbourne: V. Coutie, L. Norman, J. Robertson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 May 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 12.16.88 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 1 6 . 4 7 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Melbourne 1 . 1 1 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin level SMLB by 32 SMLB by 31 SMLB by 64 SMLB by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne), Vin Coutie (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire: J. Gregory, G. Mackenzie

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baird, Des ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic ? ? 3 ?
Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 2 ?
Deas, Bob ? ? 3 ?
Dolphin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 4 ?
Ricketts, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wade, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 16

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bickford, Albert ? ? 0 ?
Brereton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 1 ?
Cowell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Daniel, Vern ? ? 0 ?
Fargie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Irwin, Les ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Norman, Len ? ? 1 ?
Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Parke, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 6

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