1928 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1928 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1928 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Tom Fitzmaurice captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.

South Melbourne
B. Avery, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, L. Bollman, T. Brain, H. Clarke, G. Condon, L. Hogg, A. Jacobsen, H. McKay, T. Murphy, C. Pannam, J. Poulter, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan

Geelong
T. Fitzmaurice (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, L. Clearson, A. Coghlan, E. Fleming, C. Fowler, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Lamb, M. Lamb, F. Mockridge, C. Mulroyan, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, L. Vautier, J. Williams

South Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Geelong (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Barnes (6), T. Brain (2), L. Hogg (2), C. Pannam (2), B. Avery, H. Clarke, J. Poulter
Geelong: J. Chambers (2), C. Fowler (2), T. Baker, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, P. Hardiman, M. Lamb

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 11 August 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 15.14.104 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 5 10 . 7 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Geelong 2 . 3 6 . 9 8 . 12 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin SMLB by 1 GEEL by 22 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 37 SMLB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 1 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 6 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
21 Condon, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Hogg, Len ? ? 2 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
15 Murphy, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
26 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 1 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Clearson, Len ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
25 Fowler, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
14 Lamb, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 1 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Mulroyan, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 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