1930 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1930 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1930 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Joe Scanlan captained the hosts. Arthur Coghlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), J. Austin, R. Bennett, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, T. McMahon, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, J. Shelton, L. Thomas, M. Wheelahan

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Evans, E. Greeves, S. Hall, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, F. Keppel, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Williams

South Melbourne (12.16.88) were defeated by Geelong (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Reville (5), A. Robertson (3), B. Pratt (2), T. McMahon, J. Shelton
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (3), L. Hardiman (2), A. Rayson (2), B. Troughton (2), T. Baker, J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Evans, S. Hall, L. Metherell

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 August 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 12.16.88 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 7 5 . 9 12 . 15 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Geelong 1 . 4 5 . 6 10 . 7 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin SMLB by 9 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 20 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
2 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
29 McMahon, Tom ? ? 1 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 5 ?
27 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 3 ?
1 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Shapter, Ron ? ? 0 ?
21 Shelton, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Wheelahan, Martin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 16

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 1 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Coles, Clive ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
16 Hall, Syd ? ? 1 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 2 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 3 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 14

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