1915 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1915 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1915 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Jack McKenzie captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, C. Bryan, E. Buckley, J. Doubleday, B. Elston, J. Evans, A. George, R. Gibb, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, L. Incigneri, T. Johnston, C. Lilley, B. McKenzie, R. Park, G. Walker

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), B. Daly, J. Doherty, A. Gough, B. Hair, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, L. Turner, C. Willis

Melbourne (4.12.36) were defeated by South Melbourne (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Park (2), C. Bryan, J. Doubleday
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (3), G. Payne, L. Turner

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 August 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 6,752

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 4.12.36 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
South Melbourne 1 . 4 3 . 7 4 . 9 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin SMLB by 2 SMLB by 1 level SMLB by 7 SMLB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack McKenzie (Melbourne), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Jack McKenzie (Melbourne), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham
Goal Umpire: C. Bell, F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Brereton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Bryan, Claude ? ? 1 ?
15 Buckley, Ed ? ? 0 ?
27 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 Elston, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
19 Gibb, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Hassett, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
28 Huntington, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Incigneri, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnston, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Park, Roy ? ? 2 ?
20 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
25 Gough, Alf ? ? 0 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
31 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 3 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
34 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 0 ?
29 Payne, George ? ? 1 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
15 Turner, Les ? ? 1 ?
10 Willis, Carl ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 13

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