1929 VFL Season Round 1: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1929 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round one of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at the MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. Charlie Stanbridge captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Jim Caldwell.

Melbourne (12.8.80) defeated South Melbourne (7.16.58).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 April 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,843

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.8.80 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 1 5 . 3 10 . 6 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
South Melbourne 1 . 4 2 . 7 3 . 12 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin MELB by 15 MELB by 14 MELB by 36 MELB by 22 MELB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

South Melbourne

Captain: Charlie Stanbridge
Coach: Jim Caldwell

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. Devine

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Carr, Clem ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 3 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 MacDonald, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
28 McCrae, Henry ? ? 4 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 2 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 1 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connor, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
40 Poole, Eric ? ? 0 ?
5 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
18 Rosenbrock, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
9 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Stanbridge, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 16

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