1947 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1947 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1947 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Jack Graham captained the hosts. Kevin Dynon captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, L. Holland, K. Jenkinson, B. King, A. Linden, H. Mears, J. Mullane, M. Piggott, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, P. Tippett, B. Williams

North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), D. Condon, F. Connellan, D. Coulton, A. Crump, S. Dyer, L. Foote, L. Francis, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, J. Lineen, J. Lyons, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, D. Molloy, D. O'Brien, J. Patterson, F. Stephens, T. Walsh, H. Winberg

South Melbourne (10.18.78) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Piggott (4), H. Mears (2), B. Williams (2), V. Castles, J. Graham
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (4), F. Stephens (4), A. Crump (3), T. Jarrard

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 May 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 10.18.78 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 5 4 . 8 5 . 13 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
North Melbourne 4 . 1 8 . 7 10 . 9 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin NMLB by 2 NMLB by 23 NMLB by 26 NMLB by 4 NMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Adams (South Melbourne), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Graham (South Melbourne), Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Allen, George ? ? 0 ?
34 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Jenkinson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
36 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 2 ?
9 Mullane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Piggott, Max ? ? 4 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
1 Connellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Coulton, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 3 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 4 ?
24 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Foote, Les ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 1 ?
17 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Malone, Joe ? ? 0 ?
12 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
26 Molloy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
30 Patterson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Stephens, Frank ? ? 4 ?
8 Walsh, Terry ? ? 0 ?
6 Winberg, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s