1914 VFL Round 1: University v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1914 between University and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1914 VFL season. University hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Jack West captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

University
J. West (capt.), E. Atkins, J. Brake, C. Bryan, J. Doubleday, D. Gibbs, W. Heron, W. Houghton, L. Kelly, L. Marks, S. Martin, S. Neale, R. Park, P. Rodriguez, H. Schrader, V. Trood, C. Willis, E. Woods

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), H. Bennett, G. Bower, L. Charge, B. Deas, B. Eastick, J. Freeman, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, B. Sloss, M. Tandy

University (6.8.44) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
University: J. Doubleday (2), E. Atkins, R. Park, P. Rodriguez, H. Schrader
South Melbourne: J. Freeman (4), S. Hiskins (4), H. Morgan (2), L. Charge, A. Hiskins, D. Mullaly, B. Sloss

As a result of this match, University were then 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: University v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 April 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 7,578

Match Results

Outcome: University def. by South Melbourne
Score: 6.8.44 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
University 1 . 0 4 . 4 4 . 5 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
South Melbourne 5 . 2 9 . 4 12 . 11 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin SMLB by 26 SMLB by 30 SMLB by 54 SMLB by 54 SMLB by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerald Brosnan (University), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Jack West (University), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: C. Foletta, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, B. Payne

Player Statistics

University

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Atkins, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
1 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Bryan, Claude ? ? 0 ?
4 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Gibbs, Dick ? ? 0 ?
10 Heron, Wilfrid ? ? 0 ?
3 Houghton, Will ? ? 0 ?
17 Kelly, Lester ? ? 0 ?
19 Marks, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Martin, Stan ? ? 0 ?
18 Neale, Stan ? ? 0 ?
11 Park, Roy ? ? 1 ?
16 Rodriguez, Percy ? ? 1 ?
22 Schrader, Heinrich ? ? 1 ?
28 Trood, Vic ? ? 0 ?
2 West, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Willis, Carl ? ? 0 ?
6 Woods, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bennett, Harold ? ? 0 ?
3 Bower, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Eastick, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Freeman, Jack ? ? 4 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
12 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 4 ?
14 Kelly, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 1 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 14

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