1920 VFL Season Round 1: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1920 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round one of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Arthur Hiskins.

Melbourne (9.13.67) defeated South Melbourne (8.7.55).

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,230

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.13.67 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 3 5 . 7 7 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
South Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 6 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin SMLB by 6 MELB by 15 MELB by 22 MELB by 12 MELB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: George Heinz
Coach: Gerald Brosnan

South Melbourne

Captain: Vic Belcher
Coach: Arthur Hiskins

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
10 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 1 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Huntington, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Hutcheson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Little, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 2 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
2 Tonkin, Eric ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Brereton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 2 ?
6 Doherty, Jock ? ? 1 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 1 ?
14 Lugg, Norm ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Pearson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
18 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Sampson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Seedsman, Reg ? ? 0 ?
25 Stewart, Jim ? ? 1 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
27 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wootton, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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