1911 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1911 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1911 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Vin Coutie captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Thomas.

South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, F. Carpenter, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, C. Ricketts, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, T. Strownix, M. Tandy, J. Walsh

Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, H. Cope, S. Fairbairn, B. Flintoft, A. George, F. Harris, B. Henderson, B. Hendrie, B. McKenzie, W. Naismith, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, B. Sheppard, J. Smith, H. Tomkins

South Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated Melbourne (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Carpenter (4), L. Mortimer (3), C. Ricketts (2), J. Caldwell, A. Kerr, B. Sloss
Melbourne: V. Coutie (3), S. Fairbairn (2), H. Brereton, A. George, J. Smith

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 May 1911
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 12.13.85 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 7 10 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 6 6 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin MELB by 7 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 26 SMLB by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Thomas (South Melbourne), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Thomas (South Melbourne), Vin Coutie (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Clarke
Boundary Umpire: J. Kennedy, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
Caldwell, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Cameron, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? 4 ?
Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Grimshaw, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex ? ? 1 ?
Mortimer, Len ? ? 3 ?
Pentland, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Ricketts, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
Strownix, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Brereton, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Cope, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 3 ?
Fairbairn, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 0 ?
George, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Henderson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sheppard, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

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