1926 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1926 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1926 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, H. White

South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, A. Barlow, B. Berryman, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, F. Condon, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. Mahony, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, P. Reville, F. Ryder, J. Scanlan, B. Sutton, D. Wheelahan, L. Woodfield

Melbourne (12.16.88) defeated South Melbourne (8.17.65).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Moyes (4), H. Davie (2), B. Johnson (2), J. Abernethy, D. Duff, D. Taylor, T. Thomas
South Melbourne: P. Cameron (2), H. Mahony (2), R. Cazaly, T. Johnson, P. Scanlan, B. Sutton

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Monday 7 June 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 20,974

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.16.88 - 8.17.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 5 5 . 12 10 . 14 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
South Melbourne 1 . 3 4 . 7 6 . 17 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Margin MELB by 8 MELB by 11 MELB by 21 MELB by 23 MELB by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 2 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
34 Duff, Dave ? ? 1 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
5 Green, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 4 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 16

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 0 ?
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Cameron, Paul ? ? 2 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 1 ?
32 Condon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
20 Mahony, Harold ? ? 2 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Ryder, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 1 ?
19 Sutton, Bert ? ? 1 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 17

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