1938 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1938 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1938 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Len Thomas captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Austin, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, R. Humphries, N. Matthews, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, T. Purvis, J. Quinn, F. Sinclair, K. Smith, S. Tims
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, H. Harley, D. Hingston, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
South Melbourne (9.16.70) were defeated by Melbourne (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: O. Evans (5), J. Graham, R. Moore, J. Quinn, L. Thomas
Melbourne: N. Smith (8), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, T. Buckley, L. Reiffel, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
9.16.70 - 14.15.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Thomas
(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 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Purvis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sinclair, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 15 | |||