1921 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1921 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1921 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Carl Willis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Artie Wood.

Melbourne
P. Wilson (capt.), B. Allen, P. Bourke, J. Brake, B. Chadwick, H. Coy, A. Farrow, H. Harker, G. Heinz, J. House, C. Lethlean, C. Lilley, J. Lord, F. Lyon, B. Lyte, B. Shelton, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh

South Melbourne
C. Willis (capt.), L. Beer, R. Cazaly, F. Fleiter, B. Gibb, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, C. Laird, B. McDonald, J. Mitchell, T. Nadort, A. Nicholson, J. Rodgers, R. Seedsman, M. Tandy, C. Turner, A. Wood, S. Wootton

Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated South Melbourne (9.15.69).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Harker (4), B. Shelton (2), P. Tulloh (2), B. Allen, J. House
South Melbourne: R. Cazaly (2), M. Tandy (2), C. Laird, B. McDonald, J. Rodgers, C. Willis, S. Wootton

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

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 May 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,392

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 10.10.70 - 9.15.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 4 . 1 6 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
South Melbourne 2 . 7 2 . 10 6 . 13 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Margin SMLB by 13 MELB by 3 SMLB by 7 MELB by 1 MELB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Wilson (Melbourne), Artie Wood (South Melbourne)
Captains: Percy Wilson (Melbourne), Carl Willis (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
30 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
10 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 4 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Lyon, Francis ? ? 0 ?
4 Lyte, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 2 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Beer, Leon ? ? 0 ?
1 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 2 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibb, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
10 Laird, Chris ? ? 1 ?
10 McDonald, Bob ? ? 1 ?
25 Mitchell, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Nadort, Tom ? ? 0 ?
18 Nicholson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
19 Rodgers, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
22 Seedsman, Reg ? ? 0 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 2 ?
3 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Carl (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wootton, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 15

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