1930 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1930 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1930 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Colin Niven captained the hosts. Joe Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Colin Niven and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

Fitzroy
C. Niven (capt.), A. Batchelor, C. Benham, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, F. Davies, A. Dickens, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, F. Gibson, C. Hogan, C. Kerr, K. Mackie, G. McKenzie, F. Pearce, W. Reeve, W. Smallhorn, K. Veevers, T. Williams

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, D. Fagan, T. Johnson, S. Lawler, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, T. McMahon, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, J. Richardson, R. Shapter, J. Shelton, L. Thomas, D. Wheelahan, M. Wheelahan

Fitzroy (15.19.109) defeated South Melbourne (14.8.92).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Mackie (5), A. Batchelor (2), C. Benham (2), J. Cashman (2), C. Niven (2), C. Chapman, R. Finlayson
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (5), S. Lawler (4), T. Brain (3), B. Pratt, R. Shapter

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 September 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 15.19.109 - 14.8.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 8 8 . 11 12 . 16 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
South Melbourne 4 . 0 7 . 2 11 . 6 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Colin Niven (Fitzroy), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)
Captains: Colin Niven (Fitzroy), Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Conniff
Boundary Umpire: J. Montgomery

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 1 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Con ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
32 Mackie, Ken ? ? 5 ?
12 McKenzie, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
8 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 2 ?
31 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
4 Veevers, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 19

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 3 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
32 Fagan, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 5 ?
Lawler, Stan ? ? 4 ?
2 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
29 McMahon, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 1 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Shapter, Ron ? ? 1 ?
21 Shelton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 0 ?
21 Wheelahan, Martin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 8

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