1920 VFL Round 17: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1920 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1920 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Alec Eason captained the hosts.
Vic Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Arthur Hiskins.
Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Clemenger, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, J. Jones, J. Kearney, J. Mathieson, J. Mellan, B. Moulden, J. Murrell, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, S. Thomas
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), B. Allison, F. Fleiter, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, C. Laird, N. Lugg, T. O'Halloran, R. Reardon, H. Robertson, R. Sampson, P. Scanlan, R. Seedsman, M. Tandy, C. Turner, C. Willis, A. Wood, S. Wootton
Geelong (11.10.76) defeated South Melbourne (8.25.73).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), J. Jones (2), C. Rankin (2), J. Clemenger, J. Kearney, J. Mathieson, J. Mellan
South Melbourne: S. Wootton (3), B. Allison, R. Reardon, H. Robertson, M. Tandy, C. Willis
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1920
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.10.76 - 8.25.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 25 | 8 | . | 25 | (73) |
| Margin | GEEL by 18 | SMLB by 12 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Geelong),
Arthur Hiskins
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Alec Eason
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clemenger, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Eason, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gross, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Mellan, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Moulden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murrell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allison, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fleiter, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hiskins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Laird, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lugg, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Reardon, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sampson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Scanlan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Seedsman, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Turner, Chip | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Willis, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 25 | |||