1908 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1908 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 16 of the 1908 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Jim Cameron captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors with Jack Hardiman as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Dick Condon.

South Melbourne
Back: B. Thomas, B. Dolphin, B. Atkins
Half-back: T. Grimshaw, P. Wood, G. Anderson
Centre: J. Turnbull, H. Drane, T. Hosking
Half-forward: B. Goddard, A. Hiskins, D. Casey
Forward: L. Mortimer, J. Cameron (capt.), E. Harrison
Follower: V. Belcher, B. Franks, A. Kerr

Richmond
Back: I. Lawson, H. Neil, T. Ryan
Half-back: F. Larkin, L. Incigneri, B. Luff
Centre: J. Megson, B. Schmidt, G. Gibson
Half-forward: B. Bourke, P. Speakman, J. Hardiman (vice-capt.)
Forward: G. St. John, C. Pannam (capt.), B. Mahoney
Follower: B. Burns, T. Ohlson, D. Condon

South Melbourne (18.12.120) defeated Richmond (4.4.28).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (6), B. Goddard (4), A. Hiskins (3), V. Belcher (2), D. Casey (2), A. Kerr
Richmond: B. Bourke, J. Hardiman, B. Mahoney, P. Speakman

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 8 August 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 18.12.120 - 4.4.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 11 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Richmond 1 . 2 1 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 4 4 . 4 (28)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 48 SMLB by 55 SMLB by 92 SMLB by 92
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (South Melbourne), Dick Condon (Richmond)
Captains: Jim Cameron (South Melbourne), Charlie Pannam (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Jack Hardiman (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: H. Palling, F. Winslow

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, George HBFR ? 0 ?
Atkins, Bert BPR ? 0 ?
Belcher, Vic RU ? 2 ?
Cameron, Jim (c) FF ? 0 ?
Casey, Dick HFFR ? 2 ?
Dolphin, Bill FB ? 0 ?
Drane, Horrie C ? 0 ?
Franks, Bert RU ? 0 ?
Goddard, Bill HFFL ? 4 ?
Grimshaw, Tom HBFL ? 0 ?
Harrison, Ed FPR ? 0 ?
Hiskins, Arthur CHF ? 3 ?
Hosking, Toner WR ? 0 ?
Kerr, Alex RO ? 1 ?
Mortimer, Len FPL ? 6 ?
Thomas, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Turnbull, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Wood, Phonse CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 12

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill HFFL ? 1 ?
Burns, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick RO ? 0 ?
Gibson, George WR ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Jack (vc) HFFR ? 1 ?
Incigneri, Len CHB ? 0 ?
Larkin, Fred HBFL ? 0 ?
Lawson, Ivor BPL ? 0 ?
Luff, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill FPR ? 1 ?
Megson, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Neil, Harry FB ? 0 ?
Ohlson, Ted RU ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (c) FF ? 0 ?
Ryan, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
Schmidt, Billy C ? 0 ?
Speakman, Percy CHF ? 1 ?
St. John, George FPL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 4

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