1947 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1947 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
George Gniel captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, F. Brew, R. Bywater, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, K. Jenkinson, B. King, B. Lucas, B. McTaggart, J. O'Keefe, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, R. Thomas, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, K. Brown, G. Card, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, F. Pike, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. White, J. Whitten, R. Wood
South Melbourne (13.9.87) were defeated by Geelong (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. O'Keefe (4), B. Williams (4), J. Graham (3), R. Clegg, L. Spokes
Geelong: L. White (6), D. Brown (3), A. Rayson (2), J. Whitten (2), P. Hunt, R. Renfrey
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
13.9.87 - 15.16.106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | SMLB by 6 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
George Gniel
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Allen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jenkinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Thomas, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||