1914 VFL Semi Final 1: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1914 between South Melbourne and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1914 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Billy Orchard.
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), T. Bollard, J. Caldwell, L. Charge, B. Deas, J. Freeman, B. Hair, S. Hiskins, P. Jackson, H. Kelly, H. Morgan, A. O'Donoghue, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, B. Sloss, M. Tandy
Geelong
H. Allen, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, B. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, J. Slater
South Melbourne (5.14.44) defeated Geelong (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Freeman (2), J. Caldwell, H. Morgan, L. Rusich
Geelong: A. Eason, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, A. Johns, P. Martini
Match Details
Season:
1914 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1914
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,853
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
5.14.44 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 6 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Billy Orchard
(Geelong)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rawle
Goal Umpire:
W. Miller,
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bollard, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Charge, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hiskins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jackson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Kelly, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sloss, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Allen, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dalton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 7 | |||