1932 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1932 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1932 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Dick Taylor captained the hosts. Johnny Leonard captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Taylor and the visitors were coached by Johnny Leonard.

North Melbourne
D. Taylor (capt.), L. Allen, S. Baker, C. Cameron, F. Donnellan, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Gaudion, J. Gregory, N. Huggins, R. Jackson, G. Jerram, T. Leather, J. Lewis, T. Llewellyn, J. Patterson, F. Pearce, J. Smith, J. Welsh, J. Wrout

South Melbourne
J. Leonard (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, R. Bennett, J. Bisset, T. Brain, J. Fahey, B. Faul, C. Fisher, R. Hillis, R. Leffanue, H. Matthews, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, R. Thomas

North Melbourne (9.16.70) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: L. Allen (3), S. Baker (2), J. Lewis (2), C. Gaudion, T. Leather
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), R. Leffanue (2), T. Brain, C. Fisher, J. Leonard, A. Robertson

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 May 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.16.70 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 7 . 7 7 . 7 8 . 14 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
South Melbourne 2 . 0 5 . 3 8 . 5 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin NMLB by 37 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 9 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Taylor (North Melbourne), Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne)
Captains: Dick Taylor (North Melbourne), Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
George Jerram NMLB 2 3
Charlie Gaudion NMLB 14 2
Austin Robertson SMLB 16 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Allen, Les ? ? 3 ?
4 Baker, Selwyn ? ? 2 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
7 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
14 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
13 Huggins, Neville ? ? 0 ?
8 Jackson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Leather, Tom ? ? 1 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
26 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 0 ?
48 Patterson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
44 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Smith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Welsh, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Wrout, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 16

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Beard, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
27 Fahey, Jock ? ? 0 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Clem ? ? 1 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Leffanue, Rod ? ? 2 ?
1 Leonard, Johnny (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 5 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 7

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