1914 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1914 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1914 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Percy Parratt captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), F. Bamford, J. Freake, A. Harrison, T. Heaney, P. Heron, G. Holden, W. Johnson, A. Jones, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, J. Martin, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Shaw, J. Toohey

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), H. Bennett, J. Caldwell, L. Charge, B. Deas, J. Freeman, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, H. Kelly, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, B. Sloss, C. Thomas

Fitzroy (9.12.66) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Heaney (4), J. Toohey (3), J. Freake, G. Shaw
South Melbourne: H. Kelly (5), L. Charge (4), L. Rusich, B. Sloss

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 May 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.12.66 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 3 6 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
South Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 5 7 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin SMLB by 13 SMLB by 8 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 8 SMLB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Parratt (Fitzroy), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Percy Parratt (Fitzroy), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: J. Kennedy, L. Stainsby

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
18 Harrison, Artie ? ? 0 ?
7 Heaney, Tom ? ? 4 ?
6 Heron, Percy ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
21 Jones, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
4 Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
29 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 1 ?
8 Toohey, Jim ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bennett, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 4 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Freeman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
12 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
14 Kelly, Harvey ? ? 5 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 1 ?
21 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
30 Thomas, Claude ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 8

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