1938 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1938 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, L. Catton, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, H. Murnane, T. Regan, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
South Melbourne
J. Austin, J. Cleary, O. Evans, P. Farrelly, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, A. Hedge, D. Howard, R. Humphries, H. Matthews, R. Moore, S. Patterson, J. Quinn, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, L. Thomas
Melbourne (23.15.153) defeated South Melbourne (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), R. Baggott (4), P. Beames (4), J. Mueller (3), L. Reiffel (2), R. Barassi, R. Emselle, L. Jones, R. Wartman
South Melbourne: R. Moore (5), J. Quinn (3), W. Harris (2), L. Thomas (2), O. Evans, J. Graham, S. Patterson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,569
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
23.15.153 - 15.11.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 23 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 15 | (153) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 2 | SMLB by 11 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Catton, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 23 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Farrelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Hedge, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howard, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 11 | |||