1910 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1910 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 15 of the 1910 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Bill Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Thomas and the visitors were coached by Dave Hickinbotham.

South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), D. Barry, V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, F. Carpenter, B. Deas, B. Dolphin, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, J. Prince, J. Scobie, B. Sloss

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, C. Cameron, B. Dalton, A. Eason, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, L. James, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, F. Moran, B. Orchard, A. Palmer, P. Scown, J. Slater, B. Whittington, H. Young

South Melbourne (11.12.78) defeated Geelong (3.8.26).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Deas (3), A. Gough (2), A. Kerr (2), V. Belcher, F. Carpenter, A. Hiskins, B. Sloss
Geelong: B. Eason, H. Marsham, P. Martini

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1910 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 August 1910
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 11.12.78 - 3.8.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 5 4 . 8 8 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Geelong 1 . 3 1 . 3 1 . 6 3 . 8 3 . 8 (26)
Margin SMLB by 14 SMLB by 23 SMLB by 47 SMLB by 52 SMLB by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Thomas (South Melbourne), Dave Hickinbotham (Geelong)
Captains: Bill Thomas (South Melbourne), Bill Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Clarke
Boundary Umpire: B. McNamara, J. O'Loughlin

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barry, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic ? ? 1 ?
Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Deas, Bob ? ? 3 ?
Dolphin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 2 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 2 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 0 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
James, Les ? ? 0 ?
Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Palmer, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Whittington, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 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 50s