1917 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1917 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 11 of the 1917 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Vic Belcher captained the hosts. Harry Marsham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher.

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

Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, P. Ellingsen, J. Gray, L. Hagger, F. Hodgins, A. Johns, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, P. Martini, B. Moulden, B. Rankin, S. Thomas

South Melbourne (14.14.98) defeated Geelong (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (4), D. Hutchinson (3), A. Boyce (2), H. Robertson (2), J. Howell, G. Ryan, A. Wood
Geelong: P. Martini (2), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, L. Hagger, F. Hodgins

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 July 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 14.14.98 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 6 12 . 13 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Geelong 2 . 3 4 . 8 4 . 11 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin SMLB by 12 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 50 SMLB by 49 SMLB by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Vic Belcher (South Melbourne), Harry Marsham (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Bollard, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Boyce, Alf ? ? 2 ?
5 Brennan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
3 Howell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Hutchinson, Dick ? ? 3 ?
18 Morgan, Harry ? ? 4 ?
15 Payne, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Robertson, Harold ? ? 2 ?
27 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
12 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
11 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
14 Wood, Artie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 1 ?
2 Baker, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 0 ?
8 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 1 ?
6 Hodgins, Frank ? ? 1 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 0 ?
10 Marsham, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 2 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

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