1918 VFL Round 8: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1918 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1918 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Jim Kearney captained the hosts.
Jim Caldwell captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Bert Howson.
Geelong
J. Kearney (capt.), L. Armstrong, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, L. Hagger, G. Hope, A. Johns, N. MacKay, A. Maher, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. Moulden, E. Peck, B. Rankin, S. Thomas
South Melbourne
J. Caldwell (capt.), V. Belcher, H. Bulpit, B. Daly, J. Doherty, J. Graham, J. Howell, T. Hynes, C. Laird, A. O'Donoghue, T. O'Halloran, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood
Geelong (7.8.50) were defeated by South Melbourne (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (4), L. Hagger (2), A. Johns
South Melbourne: G. Ryan (2), H. Bulpit, J. Caldwell, J. Howell, C. Laird, H. Robertson
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
7.8.50 - 7.13.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bert Howson
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Kearney
(Geelong),
Jim Caldwell
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Currie
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brady, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Davie, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hope, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | MacKay, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Moulden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bulpit, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Caldwell, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Graham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hynes, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Laird, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Turner, Chip | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||