1932 VFL Round 18: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1932 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1932 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Johnny Leonard.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), B. Anderson, J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Harbison, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, G. Leishman, T. MacKay, H. Maskell, R. McDonald, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams

South Melbourne
J. Austin, R. Bennett, J. Bisset, T. Brain, H. Clarke, J. Cosgriff, J. Fahey, B. Faul, A. Gilmour, M. Hearn, R. Hillis, H. Matthews, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, P. Reville, A. Robertson, R. Thomas

Geelong (17.23.125) defeated South Melbourne (9.15.69).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (8), J. Sellwood (5), B. Troughton (3), L. Hardiman
South Melbourne: P. Reville (2), J. Bisset, T. Brain, J. Fahey, M. Hearn, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, R. Thomas

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 September 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 17.23.125 - 9.15.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 6 7 . 9 13 . 16 17 . 23 17 . 23 (125)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 6 . 7 6 . 8 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Margin GEEL by 23 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 56 GEEL by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
George Moloney GEEL 14 3
Bill Faul SMLB 10 2
Jack Walker GEEL 15 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Anderson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Harbison, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Leishman, Gus ? ? 0 ?
MacKay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Maskell, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 8 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
26 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 5 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 23

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Cosgriff, Joe ? ? 0 ?
27 Fahey, Jock ? ? 1 ?
10 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Gilmour, Alan ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
34 Mietzcke, Art ? ? 1 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 1 ?
26 Reville, Peter ? ? 2 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 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