1917 VFL Round 12: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1917 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 12 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.), B. Albress, A. Bettles, B. Briscoe, L. Burke, A. Fox, D. Gleeson, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, D. Moffatt, S. Reeves, J. Shand, R. Spicer, R. Stewart, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill

South Melbourne
V. Belcher (capt.), A. Boyce, J. Brennan, J. Caldwell, B. Daly, B. Deas, B. Hair, J. Howell, D. Hutchinson, H. Morgan, D. Mullaly, A. O'Donoghue, A. Rademacher, H. Robertson, G. Ryan, J. Stewart, M. Tandy, A. Wood

Richmond (5.11.41) were defeated by South Melbourne (7.14.56).

Goalkickers
Richmond: C. Hall (2), B. Weatherill (2), R. Spicer
South Melbourne: D. Hutchinson (2), D. Mullaly (2), A. Boyce, H. Morgan, J. Stewart

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 July 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by South Melbourne
Score: 5.11.41 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 4 3 . 8 3 . 8 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
South Melbourne 1 . 3 2 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin SMLB by 5 RICH by 8 SMLB by 26 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Maybury (Richmond), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)
Captains: Percy Maybury (Richmond), Vic Belcher (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Albress, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
13 Briscoe, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Fox, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Gleeson, Denis ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
19 Shand, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
Spicer, Reefton ? ? 1 ?
7 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Boyce, Alf ? ? 1 ?
5 Brennan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Caldwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Daly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Deas, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Hair, Ben ? ? 0 ?
3 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Hutchinson, Dick ? ? 2 ?
18 Morgan, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Mullaly, Dick ? ? 2 ?
32 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Robertson, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
22 Stewart, Jim ? ? 1 ?
11 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
14 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

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