1914 VFL Grand Final: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1914 between South Melbourne and Carlton in the grand final of the 1914 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Vic Belcher captained the hosts. Billy Dick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

South Melbourne
Back: H. Saltau, B. Deas, A. Rademacher
Half-back: S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, V. Belcher (capt.)
Centre: M. Tandy, T. Bollard, J. Prince
Half-forward: B. Sloss, A. O'Donoghue, L. Rusich
Forward: D. Mullaly, J. Freeman, H. Morgan
Follower: L. Charge, B. Hair, J. Caldwell

Carlton
Back: P. O'Brien, E. Jamieson, A. McDonald
Half-back: S. Leehane, B. Dick (capt.), H. Haughton
Centre: A. Baud, R. McGregor, T. Brown
Half-forward: J. Lowe, B. Cook, P. Daykin
Forward: C. Fisher, G. Green, H. Burleigh
Follower: G. Calwell, C. Hammond, J. Morris

South Melbourne (4.15.39) were defeated by Carlton (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Sloss (2), L. Charge, D. Mullaly
Carlton: T. Brown, H. Burleigh, B. Cook, C. Fisher, G. Green, J. Morris

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 26 September 1914
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 30,495

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 4.15.39 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
South Melbourne	2	.	5	2	.	5	3	.	11	4	.	15	4	.	15	(39)
Carlton	2	.	3	5	.	8	5	.	8	6	.	9	6	.	9	(45)
Margin	SMLB by 2			CARL by 21			CARL by 9			CARL by 6			CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (South Melbourne), Norm Clark (Carlton)
Captains: Vic Belcher (South Melbourne), Billy Dick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rawle
Goal Umpire: M. Minahan, J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire: W. Naismith, B. Payne

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
1	Belcher, Vic (c)	HBFR	?	0	?
12	Bollard, Tom	C	?	0	?
2	Caldwell, Jim	RO	?	0	?
5	Charge, Les	RU	?	1	?
8	Deas, Bob	FB	?	0	?
9	Freeman, Jack	FF	?	0	?
6	Hair, Ben	RU	?	0	?
15	Hiskins, Stan	HBFL	?	0	?
14	Kelly, Harvey	CHB	?	0	?
24	Morgan, Harry	FPR	?	0	?
17	Mullaly, Dick	FPL	?	1	?
26	O'Donoghue, Alan	CHF	?	0	?
19	Prince, Joe	WR	?	0	?
20	Rademacher, Arthur	BPR	?	0	?
18	Rusich, Les	HFFR	?	0	?
22	Saltau, Harry	BPL	?	0	?
21	Sloss, Bruce	HFFL	?	2	?
27	Tandy, Mark	WL	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (18 players)				4	15

Carlton

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
25	Baud, Alf	WL	?	0	?
2	Brown, Ted	WR	?	1	?
28	Burleigh, Herb	FPR	?	1	?
26	Calwell, George	RU	?	0	?
22	Cook, Bill	CHF	?	1	?
3	Daykin, Percy	HFFR	?	0	?
1	Dick, Billy (c)	CHB	?	0	?
21	Fisher, Charlie	FPL	?	1	?
17	Green, Gordon	FF	?	1	?
24	Hammond, Charlie	RU	?	0	?
16	Haughton, Harry	HBFR	?	0	?
15	Jamieson, Ernie	FB	?	0	?
7	Leehane, Steve	HBFL	?	0	?
30	Lowe, Jack	HFFL	?	0	?
4	McDonald, Andy	BPR	?	0	?
19	McGregor, Rod	C	?	0	?
29	Morris, Jimmy	RO	?	1	?
10	O'Brien, Paddy	BPL	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (18 players)				6	9

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

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne							Coach: Vic Belcher
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	10	P. O'Brien	15	E. Jamieson	4	A. McDonald	5	L. Charge
	24	H. Morgan	9	J. Freeman	17	D. Mullaly	6	B. Hair
FORWARD							2	J. Caldwell
HALF-BACK
	7	S. Leehane	1	B. Dick (c)	16	H. Haughton
	18	L. Rusich	26	A. O'Donoghue	21	B. Sloss
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	25	A. Baud	19	R. McGregor	2	T. Brown
	19	J. Prince	12	T. Bollard	27	M. Tandy	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							26	G. Calwell
HALF-FORWARD							24	C. Hammond
	30	J. Lowe	22	B. Cook	3	P. Daykin	29	J. Morris
	1	V. Belcher (c)	14	H. Kelly	15	S. Hiskins
HALF-BACK
FORWARD
	21	C. Fisher	17	G. Green	28	H. Burleigh
	20	A. Rademacher	8	B. Deas	22	H. Saltau
BACK
Carlton							Coach: Norm Clark

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	SMLB	Bruce Sloss goal	?.?.?	-	?.?.?	??:??
	SMLB	Bruce Sloss behind	?.?.?	-	?.?.?	??:??
	CARL	Bill Cook behind	?.?.?	-	?.?.?	??:??
	CARL	Jimmy Morris behind	?.?.?	-	?.?.?	??:??
	CARL	Ted Brown behind	?.?.?	-	?.?.?	??:??
	CARL	Ted Brown goal	?.?.?	-	?.?.?	??:??
	CARL	Charlie Hammond behind	1.2.8	-	1.3.9	??:??
	SMLB	Jack Freeman behind	1.3.9	-	1.3.9	??:??
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Q2	CARL		2.5.17	-	?.?.?	??:??
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	CARL		2.5.17	-	5.8.38	??:??
Q3	SMLB		?.?.?	-	5.8.38	??:??
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	SMLB		3.11.29	-	5.8.38	??:??
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			4.15.39	-	6.9.45	??:??

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