1911 VFL Round 17: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1911 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1911 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
Bill Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dave Hickinbotham and the visitors were coached by Bill Thomas.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, F. Moran, B. Orchard, B. Schofield, P. Scown, J. Slater
South Melbourne
B. Thomas (capt.), V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, J. Cameron, F. Carpenter, B. Deas, B. Dolphin, T. Grimshaw, A. Hiskins, A. Kerr, H. Milne, L. Mortimer, J. Prince, J. Scobie, B. Sloss, T. Strownix, J. Walsh
Geelong (10.12.72) defeated South Melbourne (10.3.63).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (5), B. Orchard (2), B. Eason, G. Heinz, H. Marsham
South Melbourne: B. Sloss (4), G. Bower (3), F. Carpenter (2), B. Deas
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1911 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1911
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.12.72 - 10.3.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 3 | (63) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 5 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dave Hickinbotham
(Geelong),
Bill Thomas
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Bill Thomas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Dwyer
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Schofield, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carpenter, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Strownix, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 3 | |||