1914 VFL Round 7: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1914 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1914 VFL season. Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Vic Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), A. Bettles, A. Danks, T. Farrell, C. Hall, B. Herbert, F. Hughes, H. James, T. Keggin, B. Mahoney, P. Martyn, P. Maybury, B. McKendry, F. Morgan, B. Nolan, S. Reeves, N. Richardson, V. Thorp

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), J. Caldwell, L. Charge, B. Deas, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, P. Jackson, H. Kelly, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, G. Payne, J. Prince, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, M. Tandy

Richmond (4.12.36) were defeated by South Melbourne (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Herbert, F. Hughes, T. Keggin, P. Martyn
South Melbourne: S. Hiskins (2), H. Kelly (2), P. Jackson, H. Morgan, A. O'Donoghue

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 June 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by South Melbourne
Score: 4.12.36 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 2 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
South Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 11 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin RICH by 7 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (Richmond), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Thomas (Richmond), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Davies

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Farrell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 1 ?
8 Hughes, Frank ? ? 1 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
18 Keggin, Ted ? ? 1 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Martyn, Percy ? ? 1 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 McKendry, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Morgan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
28 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Charge, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
12 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 2 ?
32 Jackson, Percy ? ? 1 ?
14 Kelly, Harvey ? ? 2 ?
24 Morgan, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 1 ?
29 Payne, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Prince, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Rusich, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Saltau, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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