1913 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1913 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1913 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Alf George captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Harvey Kelly.

Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, C. Armstrong, D. Chapman, H. Cope, F. Ellis, J. Evans, J. Hassett, H. Joolen, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, N. McDougall, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, H. Tomkins, J. Watt

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), M. Caffyn, J. Caldwell, L. Charge, B. Franks, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, L. Mortimer, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, B. Sloss, B. Strang, M. Tandy, B. Thomas, H. Webster

Melbourne (2.7.19) were defeated by South Melbourne (5.18.48).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Joolen, J. Robertson
South Melbourne: S. Hiskins (2), V. Belcher, H. Kelly, L. Mortimer

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 August 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 7,502

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 2.7.19 - 5.18.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 0 1 . 6 2 . 7 2 . 7 2 . 7 (19)
South Melbourne 1 . 9 2 . 12 4 . 15 5 . 18 5 . 18 (48)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 20 SMLB by 29 SMLB by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Hall (Melbourne), Harvey Kelly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Alf George (Melbourne), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Murphy
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, W. Miller
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Chapman, Doug ? ? 0 ?
20 Cope, Harry ? ? 0 ?
31 Ellis, Frank ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 George, Alf (c) ? ? 0 ?
34 Hassett, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Joolen, Herb ? ? 1 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
32 Lugton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 McDougall, Norm ? ? 0 ?
4 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
19 Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 Robertson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Tomkins, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Caffyn, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Franks, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 2 ?
14 Kelly, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
16 Mortimer, Len ? ? 1 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
28 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
24 Strang, Bill ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
25 Thomas, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Webster, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 18

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