1915 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1915 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1915 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
Billy Orchard captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher.
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), T. Bollard, N. Bradford, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, A. Rademacher, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Willis, S. Wootton
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, G. Gill, L. James, A. Johns, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, D. Stokes, S. Thomas, J. Thompson
South Melbourne (14.17.101) defeated Geelong (13.5.83).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (5), J. Doherty (3), N. Bradford (2), J. Stewart (2), A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne
Geelong: P. Martini (5), T. Brownlees (4), B. Eason (2), J. Baker, A. Eason
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 June 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
14.17.101 - 13.5.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 0 | 12 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 5 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 29 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Billy Orchard
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Bell,
A. Salton
Boundary Umpire:
L. Stainsby,
L. Wilson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bollard, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Bradford, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Willis, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Gill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stokes, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Thompson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 5 | |||