1909 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1909 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1909 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Bernie Nolan captained the hosts. Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

Melbourne
B. Nolan (capt.), H. Brereton, V. Coutie, J. Fargie, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, F. Hewitt, A. Jones, T. Leach, P. Mills, B. Monk, L. Norman, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, J. Smith, J. Strong, W. Sykes

South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), D. Baird, V. Belcher, J. Caldwell, H. Callan, J. Cameron, D. Casey, B. Deas, B. Franks, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, J. Jones, A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, J. Scobie, B. Thomas

Melbourne (3.6.24) were defeated by South Melbourne (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (2), A. Jones
South Melbourne: D. Casey, B. Deas, B. Franks, A. Gough, A. Kerr, L. Mortimer

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 July 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,270

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 3.6.24 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
South Melbourne 0 . 4 2 . 8 6 . 8 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin MELB by 3 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bernie Nolan (Melbourne), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. James
Boundary Umpire: L. Stainsby, F. Winslow

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brereton, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Fargie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hewitt, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Jones, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Norman, Len ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sykes, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 6

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baird, Des ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Deas, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Franks, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 1 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 1 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Ricketts, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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

Score Timeline

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