1941 VFL Round 5: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1941 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1941 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Tom Arklay captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, B. Harwood, F. Hawking, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, A. Muller, K. Palmer, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), K. Barrett, A. Baxter, J. Cleary, G. Collard, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, W. Harris, E. Huxtable, B. Kelly, B. King, B. Lucas, A. Mullenger, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor
Geelong (14.12.96) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.25.103).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), J. Grant (2), F. Hawking (2), T. Arklay, C. Graham, D. Jerram, J. Knight, J. Sellwood
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (3), K. Barrett (2), J. Graham (2), B. Lucas (2), A. Baxter, J. Dempsey, E. Huxtable, H. Traynor
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
6,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
14.12.96 - 13.25.103
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 25 | 13 | . | 25 | (103) |
| Margin | SMLB by 14 | GEEL by 8 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Metherell
(Geelong),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Port
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Palmer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barrett, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 25 | |||