1946 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1946 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1946 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Cotter, D. Grossman, H. Jasper, B. King, A. Linden, B. Lucas, H. Mears, G. Perrett, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, P. Tippett, B. Williams, J. Williams
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, S. Rule, B. Scanlan
South Melbourne (15.16.106) defeated Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (4), D. Grossman (3), H. Mears (3), R. Clegg, J. Graham, R. Richards, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), A. Rodda (3), N. Smith (3), J. Mueller (2), L. Dockett, F. Kennedy, J. Mitchell
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
15.16.106 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | SMLB by 10 | MELB by 4 | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | |||