1941 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1941 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1941 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Tom Arklay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Len Metherell.
South Melbourne
A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, T. Hall, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, D. Martin, A. Pearsall, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, G. Sawley, E. Sweet, H. Traynor
Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), J. Bailey, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, G. Gniel, R. Grove, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, K. Miller, A. Muller, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White
South Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated Geelong (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Hall (3), G. Collard (2), J. Graham, D. Martin, R. Richards, G. Sawley, E. Sweet
Geelong: L. White (4), G. Dougherty (2), J. Knight (2), J. Sellwood (2)
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
4,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
10.10.70 - 10.9.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 17 | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Len Metherell
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Sullivan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hall, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Martin, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Pearsall, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sawley, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Sweet, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 9 | |||