1924 VFL Round 18: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1924 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1924 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Lloyd Hagger and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Geelong
N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, H. Craven, E. Greeves, S. Hall, B. Hudd, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, F. Murrells, K. Nicolson, J. Paterson, A. Pink, C. Plane, C. Rankin, A. Rayson, L. Smith, S. Thomas, G. Todd

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

Geelong (9.13.67) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (3), J. Chambers (2), A. Rayson (2), N. Brushfield, A. Pink
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (6), H. Alexander, P. Brooks, H. Matthews

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 September 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 16,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.13.67 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 3 3 . 7 6 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
South Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 12 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin SMLB by 13 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Lloyd Hagger (Geelong), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Orchard

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Brushfield, Nick ? ? 1 ?
30 Chambers, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
26 Murrells, Frank ? ? 0 ?
27 Nicolson, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Paterson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Pink, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
13 Plane, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 3 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 1 ?
4 Allison, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
31 Brooks, Phil ? ? 1 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 6 ?
15 Joyce, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Matthews, Herb ? ? 1 ?
10 McDonald, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 McDonald, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Sutherland, Jim ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

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