1923 VFL Season Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1923 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round four of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Melbourne (11.18.84) defeated South Melbourne (6.13.49).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 May 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,232

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.18.84 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 8 6 . 10 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
South Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 9 5 . 11 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin level MELB by 5 MELB by 5 MELB by 35 MELB by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

South Melbourne

Captain: Paddy Scanlan
Coach: Charlie Pannam

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Petrie

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 1 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 2 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 18

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 1 ?
4 Allison, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
20 Billett, Billy ? ? 2 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 2 ?
9 Hando, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Joyce, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
16 Matthews, Wal ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Ross, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
17 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

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