1938 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1938 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 18 of the 1938 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Len Thomas captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), G. Bryce, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, O. Evans, P. Farrelly, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, A. Hedge, R. Humphries, N. Matthews, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, S. Patterson, B. Pratt, J. Quinn, K. Smith

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, J. Collins, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills

South Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Geelong (15.12.102).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (9), O. Evans, A. Mitchell, L. Thomas
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), C. Helmer (3), T. Quinn (3), G. Dougherty (2), C. Coles, J. Collins, R. Hickey

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 August 1938
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 12.8.80 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 1 4 . 6 8 . 6 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Geelong 3 . 4 6 . 7 14 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Len Thomas (South Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Bryce, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 1 ?
30 Farrelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Hedge, Alf ? ? 0 ?
26 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
8 Matthews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 1 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 0 ?
9 Patterson, Sandy ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 9 ?
2 Quinn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 1 ?
25 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
2 Dyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 4 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 3 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
26 Wills, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 12

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