1944 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1944 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Jack Butcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Tom Arklay.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, V. Castles, C. Churchett, J. Cleary, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, N. Duncan, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, L. O'Shea, R. Richards, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bamford, I. Brown, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, J. Howie, P. Leahy, B. McHenry, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
South Melbourne (8.30.78) defeated Geelong (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (3), M. Blumfield (2), R. Hartridge (2), A. Linden
Geelong: V. Nankervis (3), J. Sellwood (2), L. White (2), L. Powell
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
8.30.78 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 26 | 8 | . | 30 | 8 | . | 30 | (78) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | SMLB by 18 | GEEL by 14 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Jack Butcher
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Churchett, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | O'Shea, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 30 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bamford, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||