1921 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1921 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1921 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Carl Willis captained the hosts. Harold Craven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Artie Wood.

South Melbourne
C. Willis (capt.), L. Beer, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, F. Fleiter, A. Hiskins, C. Laird, B. Lawrence, J. Makin, T. Nadort, T. O'Halloran, R. Reardon, J. Rodgers, P. Scanlan, R. Seedsman, M. Tandy, A. Wood, S. Wootton

Geelong
H. Craven (capt.), T. Brownlees, A. Eason, V. Gross, L. Hagger, K. Johns, J. Jones, M. Kroger, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, J. Murrell, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, W. Sharland, H. Smith, S. Thomas

South Melbourne (10.14.74) defeated Geelong (8.5.53).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Brown (2), C. Laird (2), R. Reardon (2), M. Tandy (2), R. Cazaly, S. Wootton
Geelong: C. Rankin (4), J. Mathieson (2), L. Hagger, W. Sharland

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 June 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 10.14.74 - 8.5.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 3 1 . 7 5 . 9 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Geelong 4 . 1 6 . 2 8 . 4 8 . 5 8 . 5 (53)
Margin GEEL by 16 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 13 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Artie Wood (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Carl Willis (South Melbourne), Harold Craven (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Beer, Leon ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Martin ? ? 2 ?
1 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 1 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Laird, Chris ? ? 2 ?
6 Lawrence, Bert ? ? 0 ?
14 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Nadort, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Reardon, Roy ? ? 2 ?
19 Rodgers, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
23 Scanlan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
22 Seedsman, Reg ? ? 0 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 2 ?
24 Willis, Carl (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wootton, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 1 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Jockie ? ? 0 ?
12 Kroger, Max ? ? 0 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 2 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharland, Wally ? ? 1 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 5

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