1914 VFL Round 11: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1914 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1914 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Billy Orchard captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Billy Orchard and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, B. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, B. McCarter, P. Scown, J. Slater

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Caldwell, L. Charge, B. Deas, J. Freeman, B. Hair, S. Hiskins, C. Jones, H. Kelly, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, A. Rademacher, H. Saltau, B. Sloss, M. Tandy, C. Thomas

Geelong (9.20.74) defeated South Melbourne (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Eason (2), L. Healy (2), A. Johns (2), B. Orchard (2), L. James
South Melbourne: J. Freeman (2), H. Morgan (2), H. Kelly, B. Sloss

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: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 June 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.20.74 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 6 4 . 10 7 . 17 9 . 20 9 . 20 (74)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 3 . 7 3 . 7 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin GEEL by 10 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Billy Orchard (Geelong), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Billy Orchard (Geelong), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, W. Miller
Boundary Umpire: W. Harvey, M. Shelly

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Baker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
12 Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
26 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Eason, Bill ? ? 2 ?
2 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
20 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 2 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
6 James, Les ? ? 1 ?
21 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 2 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Orchard, Billy (c) ? ? 2 ?
28 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 20

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Freeman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Kelly, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 0 ?
29 Payne, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Sloss, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
30 Thomas, Claude ? ? 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