1915 VFL Round 3: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1915 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1915 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Thomas captained the hosts.
Jim Caldwell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), B. Amery, A. Danks, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, F. Hughes, H. James, B. Mahoney, H. Matthews, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, J. McDonald, F. Morgan, B. Nolan, T. Ohlson, S. Reeves, V. Thorp
South Melbourne
J. Caldwell (capt.), A. Adams, B. Deas, J. Doherty, P. Farnan, B. Hair, A. Hiskins, J. Howell, C. Jones, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. Rademacher, L. Rusich, H. Saltau, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, C. Willis, S. Wootton
Richmond (9.15.69) defeated South Melbourne (8.19.67).
Goalkickers
Richmond: C. Hall (3), F. Hughes (3), J. McDonald (2), T. Ohlson
South Melbourne: L. Rusich (3), H. Morgan (2), P. Farnan, J. Stewart, S. Wootton
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
9.15.69 - 8.19.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Margin | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 2 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(Richmond),
Jim Caldwell
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rawle
Goal Umpire:
W. Lindsey,
F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
B. Payne,
R. Treloar
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McCashney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McDonald, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Morgan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Ohlson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Adams, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farnan, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hair, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hiskins, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Jones, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 24 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rusich, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Saltau, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Willis, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 19 | |||