1920 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1920 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1920 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Vic Belcher captained the hosts.
Alec Eason captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Hiskins and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), B. Allison, J. Doherty, F. Fleiter, A. Hiskins, T. O'Halloran, G. Power, A. Rademacher, R. Reardon, H. Robertson, P. Scanlan, R. Seedsman, V. Smith, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood, S. Wootton
Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Clemenger, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, L. Healy, B. Jones, J. Jones, J. Kearney, J. Mathieson, B. Moulden, J. Murrell, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, S. Thomas
South Melbourne (16.23.119) defeated Geelong (5.16.46).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Reardon (4), B. Allison (3), G. Power (2), S. Wootton (2), J. Doherty, H. Robertson, P. Scanlan, J. Stewart, A. Wood
Geelong: C. Rankin (3), J. Jones, S. Thomas
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1920
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
16.23.119 - 5.16.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 25 | SMLB by 20 | SMLB by 73 | SMLB by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Hiskins
(South Melbourne),
Alec Eason
(Geelong)
Captains:
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne),
Alec Eason
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allison, Bobby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Fleiter, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Power, Gladstone | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Reardon, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Scanlan, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Seedsman, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Turner, Chip | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 23 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clemenger, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eason, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gross, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Moulden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murrell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 16 | |||