1918 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1918 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1918 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Jim Caldwell captained the hosts. George Holden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Howson and the visitors were coached by George Holden.

South Melbourne
J. Caldwell (capt.), V. Belcher, J. Brennan, H. Bulpit, B. Daly, J. Doherty, J. Graham, T. Hynes, C. Laird, A. O'Donoghue, T. O'Halloran, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood

Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), J. Atkinson, L. Boyne, C. Featherston, J. Freake, L. Gibaud, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, B. King, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, S. Molan, F. Moore, C. Sherry, F. Strawbridge, B. Thorpe, L. Wigraft

South Melbourne (12.14.86) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Laird (4), H. Bulpit (2), T. O'Halloran (2), G. Ryan (2), A. O'Donoghue, H. Robertson
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), L. Gibaud (2), L. Wigraft (2), S. Molan, B. Thorpe

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 6 July 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.14.86 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 6 . 9 8 . 10 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Fitzroy 1 . 4 1 . 7 5 . 9 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin SMLB by 10 SMLB by 32 SMLB by 19 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Howson (South Melbourne), George Holden (Fitzroy)
Captains: Jim Caldwell (South Melbourne), George Holden (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
2 Brennan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Bulpit, Harry ? ? 2 ?
6 Caldwell, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Graham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
17 Laird, Chris ? ? 4 ?
32 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 1 ?
20 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 2 ?
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) 12 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Boyne, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Featherston, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 2 ?
19 Gibaud, Les ? ? 2 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 0 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
26 Molan, Stan ? ? 1 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
24 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Thorpe, Bill ? ? 1 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

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