1924 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1924 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1924 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), M. Anthony, W. Carter, B. Corbett, H. Coy, E. Dunbar, H. Dunbar, T. Elliott, H. Harker, G. Heinz, C. Lilley, D. Mollison, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, S. Wittman

South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Allison, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, B. Condon, F. Fleiter, A. Hando, T. Johnson, T. Joyce, F. Laird, H. Matthews, C. McDonald, C. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. Scanlan, M. Tandy, L. Woodfield

Melbourne (10.16.76) defeated South Melbourne (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Tulloh (4), H. Coy, E. Dunbar, H. Dunbar, H. Harker, D. Mollison, S. Wittman
South Melbourne: B. Allison (5), H. Alexander (2), T. Johnson (2), H. Matthews

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 May 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,072

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 10.16.76 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 5 . 9 8 . 12 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
South Melbourne 3 . 2 3 . 5 7 . 9 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin MELB by 3 MELB by 16 MELB by 9 MELB by 7 MELB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Rattray (Melbourne), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
26 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 1 ?
33 Dunbar, Edgar ? ? 1 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
4 Elliott, Tom ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 1 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 4 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 16

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 2 ?
4 Allison, Bobby ? ? 5 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Hando, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 2 ?
15 Joyce, Tom ? ? 0 ?
12 Laird, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Matthews, Herb ? ? 1 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 9

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