1932 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1932 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 7 of the 1932 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Johnny Leonard captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Johnny Leonard and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

South Melbourne
J. Leonard (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, R. Bennett, J. Bisset, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, J. Fahey, B. Faul, R. Hillis, H. McLaughlin, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, R. Thomas

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, H. Maskell, R. McDonald, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams

South Melbourne (14.21.105) defeated Geelong (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), R. Thomas (4), B. Diggins (2), J. Leonard (2), B. Beard, T. Brain
Geelong: G. Moloney (4), L. Hardiman (3), B. Troughton (3), J. Evans, F. Hawking, R. Lancaster, T. Quinn

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 18 June 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 14.21.105 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 8 . 15 9 . 18 14 . 21 14 . 21 (105)
Geelong 2 . 9 4 . 11 9 . 12 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin GEEL by 6 SMLB by 28 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Johnny Leonard (South Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Bisset SMLB 1 3
George Moloney GEEL 14 2
Reg Thomas SMLB 6 1

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Beard, Bert ? ? 1 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 2 ?
27 Fahey, Jock ? ? 0 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Leonard, Johnny (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
34 Mietzcke, Art ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 21

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 3 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
28 Maskell, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 4 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
26 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 12

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