1890 VFA Season Round 1: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1890 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round one of the 1890 season of the Victorian Football Association. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Sonny Elms captained the hosts with Peter Burns as vice-captain. Ned Burwood captained the visitors.

South Melbourne (8.16.8) defeated Richmond (2.2.2).

Match Details

Season: 1890 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 3 May 1890
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 8.16.8 - 2.2.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 5 3 . 13 5 . 15 8 . 16 8 . 16 (8)
Richmond 1 . 0 1 . 0 2 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 2 (2)
Margin level SMLB by 2 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Sonny Elms
Vice-Captain: Peter Burns

Richmond

Captain: Ned Burwood

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Burns, Peter (vc) ? ? ?
Elms, Sonny (c) ? ? ?
Purdy, Harry ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (3 players) 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Burwood, Herbert ? ? ?
Burwood, Ned (c) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (2 players) 2

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