1935 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1935 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1935 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Jack Bisset captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, B. Diggins, O. Evans, B. Faul, L. Gatti, J. Graham, W. Harris, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, J. McKenzie, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, C. Coles, L. Dean, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, V. Harrison, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, A. Muller, J. Nash, B. Plunkett, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, N. Tucker

South Melbourne (21.12.138) defeated Geelong (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (7), L. Nash (4), A. Robertson (4), O. Evans (2), J. Bisset, H. Clarke, L. Gatti, J. Graham
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), B. Plunkett (4)

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 24 August 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 21.12.138 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 3 7 . 7 17 . 11 21 . 12 21 . 12 (138)
Geelong 1 . 3 5 . 7 6 . 9 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin SMLB by 18 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 68 SMLB by 76 SMLB by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 2 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Gatti, Lou ? ? 1 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 1 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 4 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 7 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 21 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
53 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 4 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
7 Harrison, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Plunkett, Billy ? ? 4 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
30 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 14

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