1947 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1947 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, J. Furniss, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), C. Anderson, R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, R. Ritchie, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by South Melbourne (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), F. O'Connor (2), A. Rodda (2), A. Dullard
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (2), J. Graham (2), B. Lucas (2), B. King, A. Strang, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,996
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.11.59 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 1 | SMLB by 5 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Anderson, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||