1929 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1929 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 9 of the 1929 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Stanbridge captained the hosts. Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Fleiter and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

South Melbourne
C. Stanbridge (capt.), J. Barnes, T. Brain, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, L. Hogg, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, C. Pettiona, J. Poulter, C. Powell, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, M. Scott, L. Thomas, T. Wildie

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, P. Bretherton, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, P. Jones, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, F. Mockridge, J. Plunkett, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, L. Vautier, J. Williams

South Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by Geelong (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Reville (3), J. Richardson (2), J. Barnes, B. Churchill, L. Hogg, J. Poulter, A. Robertson
Geelong: J. Plunkett (4), G. Todd (3), T. Baker (2), P. Jones

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 June 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 10.13.73 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 6 . 2 6 . 3 10 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Geelong 1 . 2 7 . 7 7 . 8 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin SMLB by 30 GEEL by 10 SMLB by 20 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Fleiter (South Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Charlie Stanbridge (South Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 1 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 0 ?
14 Churchill, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hogg, Len ? ? 1 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
5 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
Powell, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 3 ?
27 Richardson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
26 Scott, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Stanbridge, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
16 Wildie, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 2 ?
9 Bretherton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
29 Jones, Percy ? ? 1 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 4 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 3 ?
12 Vautier, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 15

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