1949 VFL Round 3: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1949 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1949 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bert Lucas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Geelong
D. Bauer, W. Canning, J. Condon, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, G. Pike, B. Pritchard, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. Turner

South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), P. Bourke, F. Brew, R. Clegg, K. Collins, L. Crane, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Graham, V. Hill, L. Jarry, D. Jones, A. Miller, C. Read, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, B. Williams, L. Williams

Geelong (14.14.98) defeated South Melbourne (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Irvine (4), J. Condon (2), B. Davis (2), R. Lunn (2), W. Russell (2), M. Lynch, L. Turner
South Melbourne: R. Clegg (2), J. Graham (2), D. Jones (2), A. Miller (2), F. Brew, V. Hill

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 April 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.14.98 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 12 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 9 7 . 11 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin GEEL by 27 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jack Hale (South Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Bert Lucas (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Canning, Warren ? ? 0 ?
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 2 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 2 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 2 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 1 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
27 Pike, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 2 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 2 ?
30 Collins, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
21 Crane, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 0 ?
8 Fox, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Hill, Vic ? ? 1 ?
28 Jarry, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Jones, Dick ? ? 2 ?
1 Lucas, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Miller, Allan ? ? 2 ?
11 Read, Chester ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
24 Spokes, Larry ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
6 Williams, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s