1945 VFL Round 4: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1945 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Geelong
I. Brown, K. Brown, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, J. Finn, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, F. Hose, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, A. Lindsay, A. Marsham, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, N. Tompkins, L. White
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, D. Engellenner, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
Geelong (9.13.67) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.23.83).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Dougherty (4), V. Nankervis (4), P. Hunt
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (4), K. Smith (2), R. Coyle, D. Engellenner, L. Nash, R. Richards
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
10,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
9.13.67 - 10.23.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 23 | 10 | . | 23 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | SMLB by 5 | level | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Finn, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tompkins, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 23 | |||