1915 VFL Round 17: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1915 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1915 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Geelong
O. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, F. Hodgins, L. James, A. Johns, J. Kearney, B. Landy, V. Maguire, H. Marsham, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Thompson
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), A. Boyce, B. Daly, J. Doherty, A. Gough, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Willis
Geelong (7.10.52) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Brownlees (3), C. Rankin (2), B. Landy, H. Marsham
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (6), A. Boyce (2), C. Willis (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.10.52 - 10.14.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Armstrong, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hodgins, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Landy, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 17 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 22 | Thompson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Boyce, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 4 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Willis, Carl | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 14 | |||