1940 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1940 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1940 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Allan Everett.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, M. Dudley, O. Evans, J. Graham, D. Grossman, G. Hamilton, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, N. Matthews, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, A. Turner, T. Whitfield
Geelong
T. Arklay, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, B. Hore, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, J. Nash, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, P. Taylor, N. Tucker
South Melbourne (12.19.91) defeated Geelong (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (4), M. Dudley (4), I. Chinn, G. Collard, L. Reiffel, R. Richards
Geelong: G. Dougherty (4), J. Grant (4), B. Harwood (2), T. Arklay, N. Glenister, J. Lynch
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
12.19.91 - 13.9.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | level | GEEL by 23 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne),
Allan Everett
(Geelong)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hamilton, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Turner, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||