1932 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1932 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1932 VFL season. Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Frank Vine captained the hosts. Johnny Leonard captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Johnny Leonard.

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), B. Adams, P. Beames, R. Conole, J. Davidson, A. Dickens, D. Hooper, B. Johnson, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, T. McMahon, E. Pemberton, A. Roberts, A. Ryan, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, I. Warne-Smith

South Melbourne
J. Leonard (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, J. Bisset, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, J. Fahey, B. Faul, B. Flynn, A. Gilmour, H. Matthews, H. McKay, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, R. Thomas

Melbourne (12.12.84) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Vanthoff (4), I. Warne-Smith (3), G. Margitich (2), B. Adams, P. Beames, D. Hooper
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), T. Brain (3), P. Reville (3), B. Beard, J. Fahey, H. Matthews

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 July 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 20,283

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.12.84 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 3 2 . 9 8 . 11 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
South Melbourne 3 . 3 7 . 10 10 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin SMLB by 12 SMLB by 31 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Terry Brain SMLB 5 3
Percy Beames MELB 24 2
Bill Adams MELB 8 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adams, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 2 ?
15 McMahon, Tom ? ? 0 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
12 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 4 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Beard, Bert ? ? 1 ?
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 3 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
27 Fahey, Jock ? ? 1 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Flynn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Gilmour, Alan ? ? 0 ?
1 Leonard, Johnny (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
34 Mietzcke, Art ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 3 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 15

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