1917 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1917 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1917 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
Chris Lethbridge captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), T. Bollard, A. Boyce, J. Brennan, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, B. Hair, J. Howell, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, J. Prince, H. Purdy, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, S. Strong, M. Tandy, A. Wood
Fitzroy
C. Lethbridge (capt.), P. Abbott, J. Atkinson, F. Bamford, J. Freake, T. Heaney, C. Keller, A. Kennedy, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, P. Parratt, F. Strawbridge, J. Toohey
South Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated Fitzroy (7.5.47).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Morgan (4), A. Boyce (3), H. Purdy (2), H. Robertson (2), M. Tandy
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), T. Heaney (2), P. Parratt (2), C. Norris
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
12.13.85 - 7.5.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Margin | SMLB by 24 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 38 | SMLB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Chris Lethbridge
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Green
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bollard, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Boyce, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Brennan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Strong, Sydney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Strawbridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 5 | |||