1923 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1923 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1923 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts.
Bert Rankin captained the visitors with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.
South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Allison, B. Billett, M. Brown, A. Hando, A. Hiskins, S. James, T. Johnson, F. Laird, W. Matthews, B. McDonald, J. O'Connell, F. Ross, J. Scanlan, M. Tandy, A. Wood, L. Woodfield
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), A. Coghlan, R. Ellis, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, G. Harris, K. Johns, J. Jones, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, S. McGregor, A. Pink, C. Plane, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd
South Melbourne (13.11.89) defeated Geelong (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Alexander (3), S. James (2), W. Matthews (2), B. Allison, B. Billett, M. Brown, P. Scanlan, A. Wood, L. Woodfield
Geelong: J. Jones (2), C. Rankin (2), E. Fleming, R. Fleming, G. Harris, K. Johns, J. Mathieson, T. Stevenson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 4 June 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
13.11.89 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | SMLB by 8 | GEEL by 1 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne),
Bert Taylor
(Geelong)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne),
Bert Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alexander, Harold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Allison, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Billett, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hando, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | James, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laird, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Matthews, Wal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | McDonald, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Connell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Ross, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wood, Artie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ellis, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Harris, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McGregor, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 15 | |||