1941 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1941 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1941 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), K. Barrett, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, J. Grieve, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, N. Ellis, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, B. Neenan, J. O'Keefe, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
South Melbourne (13.15.93) were defeated by Melbourne (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Reiffel (4), K. Barrett (3), O. Evans (2), H. Traynor (2), J. Graham, B. Kelly
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), R. Baggott (3), M. Gibb (2), B. Neenan (2), A. Rodda, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
13.15.93 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Boundary Umpire:
H. Kent
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barrett, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ellis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Neenan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||