1917 VFL Round 2: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1917 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1917 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Maybury captained the hosts.
Vic Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Maybury and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Richmond
P. Maybury (capt.), H. Alessio, J. Cronk, C. Fehring, D. Gleeson, C. Hall, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, T. Keggin, S. Reeves, H. Richardson, B. Rudd, J. Shand, J. Sheehan, R. Taylor, V. Thorp
South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), A. Boyce, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, J. Doherty, J. Howell, G. Moloney, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, G. Payne, J. Prince, H. Purdy, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, P. Skehan, M. Tandy
Richmond (6.16.52) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Richmond: H. Alessio (2), B. Herbert (2), T. Keggin (2)
South Melbourne: A. Boyce (2), H. Morgan (2), H. Robertson (2), J. Caldwell, H. Purdy
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
6.16.52 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Maybury
(Richmond),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Percy Maybury
(Richmond),
Vic Belcher
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cronk, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fehring, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gleeson, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Richardson, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rudd, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sheehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belcher, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Boyce, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Caldwell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Daly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Deas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Mullaly, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Payne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Prince, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Purdy, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Rademacher, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Robertson, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Ryan, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Skehan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 16 | |||