1946 VFL Season Round 4: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1946 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round four of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated South Melbourne (11.8.74).
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.15.87 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 14 | SMLB by 3 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Norm SmithVice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dowling, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||