1917 VFL Season Round 5: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1917 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round five of the 1917 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
George Holden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
South Melbourne (5.20.50) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.7.55).
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
5.20.50 - 8.7.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 14 | 3 | . | 19 | 5 | . | 20 | 5 | . | 20 | (50) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 14 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Vic BelcherCoach: Vic Belcher
Fitzroy
Captain: George HoldenCoach: George Holden
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Boyce, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brennan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hutchinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Skehan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 20 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Purcell, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Strawbridge, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 7 | |||