1915 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1915 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1915 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Percy Parratt captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, J. Cooper, C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Heaney, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Shaw, J. Toohey

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), N. Bradford, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, J. Doherty, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Thomas, C. Willis

Fitzroy (8.6.54) defeated South Melbourne (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), T. Lowrie (2), H. McLennan, P. Parratt, J. Toohey
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (3), N. Bradford (2), L. Rusich, J. Stewart

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 8.6.54 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 5 7 . 6 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 2 3 . 4 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin SMLB by 5 FITZ by 3 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Boyle
Goal Umpire: C. Bell, J. Jones
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, L. Stainsby

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Fergie, Clive ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 3 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 2 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 1 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 6

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Bradford, Norm ? ? 2 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
12 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 3 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
34 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 0 ?
29 Payne, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 1 ?
26 Stewart, Jim ? ? 1 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
30 Thomas, Claude ? ? 0 ?
10 Willis, Carl ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 6

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