1917 VFL 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 5 of the 1917 VFL season.
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
V. Belcher (capt.), A. Boyce, J. Brennan, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, B. Hair, J. Howell, D. Hutchinson, H. Morgan, G. Payne, J. Prince, H. Purdy, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, P. Skehan, M. Tandy
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), F. Bamford, B. Byrne, J. Freake, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, A. Kennedy, B. King, C. Lethbridge, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, J. O'Brien, P. Parratt, T. Purcell, F. Strawbridge, L. Wigraft
South Melbourne (5.20.50) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Doherty, J. Howell, H. Morgan, H. Robertson, M. Tandy
Fitzroy: L. Wigraft (3), P. Parratt (2), J. Freake, F. Moore, F. Strawbridge
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
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 | |||