1909 VFL Round 6: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1909 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1909 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Ivor Lawson captained the hosts with Billy Schmidt as vice-captain.
Charlie Ricketts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Condon and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Richmond
I. Lawson (capt.), B. Schmidt (vice-capt.), B. Bourke, P. Bourke, B. Bowden, B. Burns, D. Condon, G. Gibson, T. Heaney, B. Herbert, H. Hill, L. Incigneri, H. James, B. Lang, B. Mahoney, H. Neil, S. Price, G. Ward
South Melbourne
C. Ricketts (capt.), D. Barry, V. Belcher, G. Bower, J. Caldwell, D. Casey, B. Deas, B. Dolphin, B. Franks, A. Gough, T. Grimshaw, E. Harrison, A. Hiskins, A. Kerr, L. Mortimer, J. Scobie, B. Thomas, T. Wade
Richmond (10.11.71) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Condon (2), T. Heaney (2), S. Price (2), B. Bourke, P. Bourke, B. Lang, B. Schmidt
South Melbourne: L. Mortimer (2), C. Ricketts (2), D. Casey, B. Deas, B. Franks, A. Kerr
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | RICH by 26 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Condon
(Richmond),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ivor Lawson
(Richmond),
Charlie Ricketts
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Billy Schmidt
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Tulloch
Boundary Umpire:
J. O'Loughlin,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourke, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bourke, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gibson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hill, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Incigneri, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| James, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lawson, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Neil, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Price, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Schmidt, Billy (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Ward, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bower, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Casey, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dolphin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Franks, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gough, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grimshaw, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harrison, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kerr, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mortimer, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Scobie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wade, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||