1920 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1920 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1920 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Vic Belcher captained the hosts. Percy Parratt captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Hiskins and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), F. Carpenter, J. Doherty, F. Fleiter, A. Hiskins, N. Lugg, T. O'Halloran, B. Pearson, G. Power, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, R. Sampson, R. Seedsman, V. Smith, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood, S. Wootton

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), J. Atkinson, J. Freake, L. Gale, G. Gough, H. Jenkin, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, G. McCracken, B. McGilvray, B. Merrick, R. Millen, S. Molan, B. O'Dee, C. Sherry, L. Wigraft, F. Williams

South Melbourne (6.13.49) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Robertson (3), F. Carpenter, G. Power, S. Wootton
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), B. Merrick (3), G. Gough (2), G. McCracken, B. McGilvray, S. Molan, P. Parratt

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 8 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.13.49 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 3 3 . 9 6 . 10 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin FITZ by 18 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Hiskins (South Melbourne), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Vic Belcher (South Melbourne), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Lane

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Carpenter, Fred ? ? 1 ?
6 Doherty, Jock ? ? 0 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
14 Lugg, Norm ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Power, Gladstone ? ? 1 ?
18 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
19 Robertson, Harold ? ? 3 ?
21 Sampson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Seedsman, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Smith, Vic ? ? 0 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
27 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wootton, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 3 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 Gough, George ? ? 2 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
22 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
21 McGilvray, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 3 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
28 Molan, Stan ? ? 1 ?
31 O'Dee, Bert ? ? 0 ?
30 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
15 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 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