1911 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1911 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1911 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.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, B. Deas, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, A. Pentland, J. Prince, B. Sloss, T. Strownix, J. Walsh
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, G. Doull, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, F. Moran, D. Morgan, B. Orchard, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt
South Melbourne (7.10.52) defeated Geelong (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (2), J. Caldwell, F. Carpenter, D. Casey, A. Gough, H. Milne
Geelong: B. Eason (2), L. Fairbairn, G. Heinz, J. Slater
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1911 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1911
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
7.10.52 - 5.9.39
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Thomas
(South Melbourne),
Dave Hickinbotham
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(South Melbourne),
Bill Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
B. Griffiths,
G. Reid
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carpenter, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Pentland, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strownix, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||