1940 VFL Round 5: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1940 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1940 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Geelong
T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, J. Wills
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), G. Bates, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, J. Graham, H. Gray, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, T. Whitfield
Geelong (12.21.93) defeated South Melbourne (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Arklay (4), J. Lynch (2), G. Dougherty, J. Grant, J. Knight, G. Mahon, A. Muller, J. Wills
South Melbourne: J. McKenzie (2), A. Mitchell (2), L. Reiffel (2), J. Graham, H. Gray, H. Matthews, T. Whitfield
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.21.93 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 22 | SMLB by 5 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 21 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||