1941 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1941 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1941 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Lenne, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, E. Huxtable, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Lucas, J. Mulligan, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, G. Sawley, H. Traynor
Melbourne (18.16.124) defeated South Melbourne (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (4), R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (3), N. Smith (3), J. Mueller (2), R. Dowsing, R. Fischer, M. Gibb
South Melbourne: B. Lucas (2), J. Mulligan (2), G. Sawley (2), K. Dineen, J. Graham, H. Jasper, H. Matthews
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,110
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
18.16.124 - 10.13.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Mulligan, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sawley, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||