1928 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1928 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1928 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Joe Scanlan captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), B. Avery, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, L. Bollman, T. Brain, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, L. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. McKay, J. O'Brien, J. Poulter, P. Reville, J. Richardson, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan

Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, F. Gibson, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, M. McMahon, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, D. Ringrose, T. Roberts, J. Shanahan, J. Vale, F. Williams, T. Williams

South Melbourne (14.16.100) defeated Fitzroy (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (5), L. Hogg (3), J. Barnes (2), T. Brain (2), J. Poulter, P. Reville
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), C. Chapman (3), J. Cashman (2), A. Batchelor, T. Roberts, F. Williams

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 1 September 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.16.100 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 8 . 9 9 . 13 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Fitzroy 5 . 2 7 . 5 10 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin FITZ by 16 SMLB by 10 FITZ by 4 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy)
Captains: Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kain

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 2 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
14 Churchill, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Hogg, Len ? ? 3 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 5 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
30 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 3 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
29 McMahon, Mike ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 1 ?
15 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 1 ?
32 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 12

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