1918 VFL 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 1 of the 1918 VFL season. 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
J. Caldwell (capt.), E. Barber, V. Belcher, A. Boyce, J. Brennan, B. Daly, J. Doherty, J. Graham, J. Howell, T. O'Halloran, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, R. Sampson, P. Skehan, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood

Geelong
J. Kearney (capt.), L. Armstrong, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, P. Ellingsen, L. Hagger, F. Hodgins, G. Hope, V. Maguire, H. Marsham, D. Moodie, B. Moulden, E. Peck, B. Rankin, S. Thomas

South Melbourne (7.15.57) defeated Geelong (4.7.31).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Howell (2), H. Robertson (2), E. Barber, A. Boyce, R. Sampson
Geelong: L. Hagger (2), T. Brownlees, P. Ellingsen

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Bert Howson (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Jim Caldwell (South Melbourne), Jim Kearney (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: D. Paterson
Boundary Umpire: 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

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