1947 VFL Season Round 16: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1947 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Geelong (13.19.97) defeated South Melbourne (7.19.61).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.19.97 - 7.19.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 36 | GEEL by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: George GnielCoach: Tommy Quinn
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Bill Adams
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 19 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jenkinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mullane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | |||