1915 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1915 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1915 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Vic Belcher captained the hosts. Percy Parratt captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), A. Adams, T. Bollard, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, A. Hiskins, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, G. Payne, A. Rademacher, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Thomas, C. Willis, S. Wootton

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, T. Buist, H. Collins, J. Freake, P. Heron, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. King, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Pattison, H. Smith, J. Toohey

South Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Fitzroy (6.4.40).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (3), C. Willis (3), B. Daly, J. Howell
Fitzroy: J. Toohey (3), T. Buist, J. Freake, P. Parratt

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 22 May 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 8.8.56 - 6.4.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 1 5 . 6 6 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Fitzroy 2 . 1 2 . 2 4 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Margin FITZ by 6 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 16 SMLB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, W. Naismith

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Adams, Artie ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Bollard, Tom ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Daly, Bill ? ? 1 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Howell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 3 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
29 Payne, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
26 Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
30 Thomas, Claude ? ? 0 ?
10 Willis, Carl ? ? 3 ?
3 Wootton, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
16 Collins, Harry ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
6 Heron, Percy ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
15 King, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 Pattison, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Smith, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 4

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