1914 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Billy Orchard.
South Melbourne (5.14.44) defeated Geelong (5.7.37).
Match Details
Season:
1914 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Vic BelcherCoach: Vic Belcher
Geelong
Captain: unknownCoach: Billy Orchard
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
H. RawleGoal Umpires
W. MillerJ. Smith
Boundary Umpires
W. HarveyL. 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 | |||