1917 VFL Round 6: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1917 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1917 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Harry Marsham captained the hosts.
Vic Belcher captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, P. Ellingsen, F. Hodgins, J. Kearney, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, B. Moulden, E. Peck, B. Rankin, D. Stokes, S. Thomas
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Ashton, J. Brennan, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, B. Hair, D. Hutchinson, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, J. Prince, H. Purdy, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, M. Tandy
Geelong (6.14.50) defeated South Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Ellingsen, J. Kearney, H. Marsham, P. Martini, E. Peck, S. Thomas
South Melbourne: H. Robertson (2), B. Deas, D. Hutchinson, G. Payne, H. Purdy
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
6.14.50 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Harry Marsham
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Davie, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hodgins, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | MacKay, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Moulden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Stokes, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ashton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brennan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hutchinson, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Ryan, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Skehan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||