1947 VFL 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 16 of the 1947 VFL season.
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
G. Gniel (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, G. Pike, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, L. White, B. Wilson, R. Wood
South Melbourne
R. Barry, R. Bywater, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, L. Crane, J. Danckert, D. Grossman, K. Jenkinson, B. Lucas, H. Mears, J. Mullane, G. Perrett, R. Richards, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Geelong (13.19.97) defeated South Melbourne (7.19.61).
Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Renfrey (5), A. Irvine (2), J. Bailey, D. Brown, P. Hunt, M. Lynch, G. Pike, R. Wood
South Melbourne: T. Roulent (2), D. Taylor (2), B. Williams (2), G. Perrett
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||