1918 VFL Semi Final 2: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1918 between South Melbourne and Carlton in the second semi final of the 1918 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Jim Caldwell captained the hosts. Rod McGregor captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Howson and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

South Melbourne
J. Caldwell (capt.), E. Barber, V. Belcher, 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

Carlton
R. McGregor (capt.), T. Brown, C. Canet, E. Cowley, P. Daykin, L. Downs, M. Dunn, C. Fisher, H. Furnell, C. Hammond, F. Johnson, S. Leehane, F. Martin, A. McDonald, P. O'Brien, R. Stewart, V. Valentine, J. Woolley

South Melbourne (8.10.58) defeated Carlton (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Barber (2), J. Doherty (2), H. Robertson (2), C. Laird, T. O'Halloran
Carlton: P. Daykin (2), H. Furnell (2), L. Downs, V. Valentine, J. Woolley

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 31 August 1918
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 36,116

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 8.10.58 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 3 6 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Carlton 2 . 3 4 . 6 5 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin SMLB by 6 CARL by 3 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 5 SMLB by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Howson (South Melbourne), Norm Clark (Carlton)
Captains: Jim Caldwell (South Melbourne), Rod McGregor (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barber, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
2 Belcher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
6 Caldwell, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Doherty, Jock ? ? 2 ?
12 Graham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
17 Laird, Chris ? ? 1 ?
32 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
22 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Robertson, Harold ? ? 2 ?
24 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
26 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
29 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
30 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Brown, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Cowley, Ern ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 2 ?
28 Downs, Lyle ? ? 1 ?
21 Dunn, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Furnell, Harry ? ? 2 ?
27 Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Johnson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Leehane, Steve ? ? 0 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
11 McGregor, Rod (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
7 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Valentine, Viv ? ? 1 ?
32 Woolley, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 11

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