1918 VFL Season Round 2: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1918 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round two of the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. George Holden captained the hosts. Jim Caldwell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Holden and the visitors were coached by Bert Howson.

Fitzroy (5.8.38) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.6.78).

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 May 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 5.8.38 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
South Melbourne 4 . 0 5 . 2 8 . 3 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin SMLB by 16 SMLB by 11 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 40 SMLB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: George Holden
Coach: George Holden

South Melbourne

Captain: Jim Caldwell
Coach: Bert Howson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Beckwith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
32 Billett, Billy ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Molan, Stan ? ? 1 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 1 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 1 ?
24 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 1 ?
33 Thorpe, Bill ? ? 1 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barber, Ernie ? ? 3 ?
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
2 Boyce, Alf ? ? 1 ?
6 Caldwell, Jim (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Doherty, Jock ? ? 1 ?
12 Graham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Howell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
16 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
18 Morgan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Robertson, Harold ? ? 1 ?
24 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
26 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 1 ?
29 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
30 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 6

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