1940 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1940 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1940 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), S. Brown, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, J. Fergeus, J. Graham, H. Gray, N. Matthews, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, L. Jones, W. Lock, C. McLean, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
South Melbourne (10.18.78) were defeated by Melbourne (19.16.130).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. McKenzie (2), A. Mitchell (2), L. Reiffel (2), I. Chinn, N. Couper, J. Fergeus, T. Whitfield
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), R. Baggott (3), J. Mueller (3), R. Dowsing (2), F. Fanning (2), R. Barassi, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
10.18.78 - 19.16.130
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Margin | MELB by 21 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brown, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fergeus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 16 | |||