1917 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1917 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1917 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. George Holden captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Holden and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), J. Atkinson, F. Bamford, B. Byrne, J. Freake, C. Keller, A. Kennedy, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, P. Parratt, F. Strawbridge, J. Toohey, L. Wigraft

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), T. Bollard, A. Boyce, J. Brennan, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, B. Hair, J. Howell, H. Morgan, G. Payne, H. Purdy, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, M. Tandy, A. Wood

Fitzroy (9.10.64) defeated South Melbourne (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), T. Lowrie (3), P. Parratt (2), A. Kennedy
South Melbourne: G. Ryan (3), H. Morgan (2), A. Boyce, G. Payne, H. Purdy

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 July 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.10.64 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 0 2 . 1 4 . 6 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
South Melbourne 1 . 4 3 . 7 6 . 8 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin SMLB by 4 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 14 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Holden (Fitzroy), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: George Holden (Fitzroy), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Byrne, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 3 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
18 Kennedy, Alex ? ? 1 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 3 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy ? ? 2 ?
25 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Bollard, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Boyce, Alf ? ? 1 ?
5 Brennan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
3 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Morgan, Harry ? ? 2 ?
15 Payne, George ? ? 1 ?
21 Purdy, Harry ? ? 1 ?
9 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Robertson, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 3 ?
12 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
11 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
14 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 9

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