1932 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1932 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1932 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Frank Vine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Johnny Leonard and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

South Melbourne
J. Bisset, A. Black, H. Boschen, T. Brain, H. Clarke, C. Fisher, R. Hillis, H. Matthews, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, N. McPherson, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, R. Selleck, L. Thomas, R. Thomas, J. Wade

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Avery, P. Beames, D. Cunningham, A. Dickens, D. Hooper, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. McInnes, J. Moodie, W. Murray, G. Ogden, E. Pemberton, J. Richardson, F. Smith, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff

South Melbourne (11.19.85) defeated Melbourne (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Brain (4), B. Pratt (3), C. Fisher, P. Reville, R. Selleck, R. Thomas
Melbourne: G. McInnes (3), G. Margitich (2), B. Vanthoff (2), P. Beames, D. Hooper

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 April 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 17,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Melbourne
Score: 11.19.85 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 7 . 7 8 . 11 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
Melbourne 1 . 1 5 . 7 8 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 2 SMLB by 20 SMLB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Frank Vine (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Ellingsen

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Percy Beames MELB 24 3
Austin Robertson SMLB 16 2
Gordon Ogden MELB 32 1

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Black, Alick ? ? 0 ?
21 Boschen, Herb ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 4 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Clem ? ? 1 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 McPherson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 3 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
23 Selleck, Roy ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 1 ?
28 Wade, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 19

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
30 Cunningham, Dan ? ? 0 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 1 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 2 ?
10 McInnes, Geoff ? ? 3 ?
38 Moodie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
14 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 2 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 11

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