1949 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1949 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 14 of the 1949 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Bert Lucas captained the hosts.
Jim Fitzgerald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), P. Bourke, J. Bruce, S. Bulpit, R. Bywater, A. Callick, W. Chambers, L. Crane, J. Eichhorn, J. Gull, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, R. Paez, C. Read, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Geelong
J. Fitzgerald (capt.), D. Bauer, B. Bretland, B. Davis, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, C. King, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, R. Warren, L. White
South Melbourne (11.15.81) were defeated by Geelong (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Spokes (4), R. Bywater (2), D. Jones (2), J. Gull, B. Lucas, J. Taylor
Geelong: L. White (5), J. Fitzgerald (3), W. Russell (2), B. Davis, M. Lynch, R. Renfrey, L. Turner
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
11.15.81 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 18 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne),
Jim Fitzgerald
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bruce, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bulpit, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Read, Chester | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bretland, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | King, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Warren, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||