1918 VFL Season Round 1: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1918 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round one of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Jim Caldwell captained the hosts. Jim Kearney captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Howson.

South Melbourne (7.15.57) defeated Geelong (4.7.31).

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 11 May 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 7.15.57 - 4.7.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 5 0 . 10 3 . 11 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Geelong 1 . 1 1 . 5 2 . 5 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 1 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 26 SMLB by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Jim Caldwell
Coach: Bert Howson

Geelong

Captain: Jim Kearney

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Goal Umpires

D. Paterson

Boundary Umpires

P. Crowe

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barber, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
2 Boyce, Alf ? ? 1 ?
2 Brennan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Caldwell, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Graham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Howell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Robertson, Harold ? ? 2 ?
24 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
27 Sampson, Reg ? ? 1 ?
26 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
29 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
30 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Brady, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
6 Hodgins, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Hope, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 0 ?
10 Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Moodie, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 7

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
0.5.5 - 1.1.7 ??:??
Q2 unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.?.? - 1.?.? ??:??
unknown behind 0.10.10 - 1.5.11 ??:??
Q3 ?.?.? - ?.5.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.5.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.5.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.5.? ??:??
3.11.29 - 2.5.17 ??:??
Q4 ?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
7.15.57 - 4.7.31 ??:??