1908 VFL Round 7: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1908 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1908 VFL season. Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. In the absence of Charlie Pannam, vice-captain Jack Hardiman captained the hosts. Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Condon.

Richmond
Back: T. Ryan, H. Neil, I. Lawson
Half-back: P. Stainer, B. Luff, L. Incigneri
Centre: J. Megson, H. Hill, B. Bowden
Half-forward: T. Ohlson, D. Chapman, D. Condon
Forward: B. Burns, B. Schmidt, B. Bourke
Follower: J. Hardiman (capt.), B. Lang, B. Mahoney

South Melbourne
Back: G. Anderson, B. Dolphin, L. Maine
Half-back: B. Thomas, P. Wood, B. Franks
Centre: J. Turnbull, T. Grimshaw, T. Clancy
Half-forward: J. Jones, A. Hiskins, V. Belcher
Forward: B. Goddard, L. Mortimer, A. Kerr
Follower: H. Callan, J. Cameron, C. Ricketts (capt.)

Richmond (9.9.63) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Schmidt (3), B. Bourke (2), T. Ohlson (2), D. Condon, B. Lang
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (5), H. Callan (2), B. Goddard (2), V. Belcher, J. Jones

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Monday 8 June 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by South Melbourne
Score: 9.9.63 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 1 5 . 8 6 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 5 9 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin SMLB by 15 RICH by 9 SMLB by 20 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Condon (Richmond), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Hardiman (Richmond), Charlie Ricketts (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Boyle
Boundary Umpire: P. Devine, H. Palling

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill FPR ? 2 ?
Bowden, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Burns, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Chapman, Doug CHF ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick HFFR ? 1 ?
Hardiman, Jack (ac) RU ? 0 ?
Hill, Herbert C ? 0 ?
Incigneri, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
Lang, Bill RU ? 1 ?
Lawson, Ivor BPR ? 0 ?
Luff, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill RO ? 0 ?
Megson, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Neil, Harry FB ? 0 ?
Ohlson, Ted HFFL ? 2 ?
Ryan, Ted BPL ? 0 ?
Schmidt, Billy FF ? 3 ?
Stainer, Percy HBFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George BPL ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic HFFR ? 1 ?
Callan, Hughie RU ? 2 ?
Cameron, Jim RU ? 0 ?
Clancy, Tom WR ? 0 ?
Dolphin, Bill FB ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert HBFR ? 0 ?
Goddard, Bill FPL ? 2 ?
Grimshaw, Tom C ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur CHF ? 0 ?
Jones, Jack HFFL ? 1 ?
Kerr, Alex FPR ? 0 ?
Maine, Lindsay BPR ? 0 ?
Mortimer, Len FF ? 5 ?
Ricketts, Charlie (c) RO ? 0 ?
Thomas, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
Turnbull, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Wood, Phonse CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 11

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