1935 VFL Round 5: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1935 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1935 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), C. Coles, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, R. Gross, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Kuhlken, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack

South Melbourne
J. Austin, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, F. Davies, B. Diggins, S. Dineen, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. McEachen, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, A. Welch

Geelong (15.10.100) were defeated by South Melbourne (17.12.114).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), A. Everett (3), J. Sellwood (3), J. Evans (2), J. Metherell (2), T. Quinn
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (7), L. Nash (5), B. Diggins, H. Matthews, R. Moore, A. Robertson, A. Welch

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 May 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 14,700

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by South Melbourne
Score: 15.10.100 - 17.12.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 3 7 . 7 14 . 10 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 9 . 5 11 . 8 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Margin GEEL by 20 SMLB by 10 GEEL by 20 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Parratt (Geelong), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 3 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 4 ?
9 Gross, Reg ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
7 McGregor, Alex ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 3 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 1 ?
4 Dineen, Syd ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
32 McEachen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 1 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 5 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 7 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 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