1947 VFL Season 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 five of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (13.9.87) were defeated by Geelong (15.16.106).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Geelong
Captain: George GnielCoach: Tommy Quinn
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 | |||