1936 VFL Preliminary Final: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1936 between South Melbourne and Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1936 VFL season.
South Melbourne "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Jack Bisset captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, J. Cleary, F. Davies, S. Dineen, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. Graham, R. Hillis, M. Johnson, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, L. Thomas
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, J. Furniss, E. Glass, L. Jones, F. Kelly, J. Lewis, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
South Melbourne (13.11.89) defeated Melbourne (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), S. Dineen (2), R. Moore (2), L. Nash (2), A. Robertson, L. Thomas
Melbourne: E. Glass (3), R. Baggott, L. Jones, J. Lewis, L. Reiffel, B. Taylor
As a result of this match, South Melbourne faced Collingwood in the grand final and Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 September 1936
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,758
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
13.11.89 - 8.15.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 1 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Davies, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dineen, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Richards, Lin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||