1936 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1936 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1936 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
J. Austin, T. Brain, F. Davies, B. Diggins, S. Dineen, B. Faul, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. McEachen, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, A. Welch
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Lewis, C. Longhurst, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
South Melbourne (14.24.108) defeated Melbourne (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Moore (4), B. Pratt (4), A. Robertson (4), S. Dineen (2)
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), J. Bennett (2), E. Glass (2), J. Lewis (2), L. Reiffel (2), M. Gibb, A. La Fontaine
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1936
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
14.24.108 - 13.9.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 24 | 14 | . | 24 | (108) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 4 | MELB by 1 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Boyd
Boundary Umpire:
E. Sanneman
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Davies, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Diggins, Brighton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dineen, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McEachen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Welch, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 24 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||