1919 VFL Semi Final 1: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1919 between South Melbourne and Richmond in the first semi final of the 1919 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Jim Caldwell captained the hosts. Percy Maybury captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Howson and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

South Melbourne
J. Caldwell (capt.), E. Barber, H. Brereton, H. Bulpit, J. Doherty, F. Fleiter, A. Hiskins, S. Hiskins, T. Hynes, C. Laird, N. Lugg, T. O'Halloran, G. Power, A. Rademacher, R. Sampson, P. Skehan, M. Tandy, C. Turner

Richmond
P. Maybury (capt.), P. Abbott, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Huggard, F. Hughes, H. James, D. Moffatt, G. Parkinson, J. Smith, V. Thorp

South Melbourne (9.5.59) were defeated by Richmond (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: H. Brereton (3), N. Lugg (3), J. Doherty (2), C. Laird
Richmond: G. Bayliss (3), B. Herbert (3), D. Don (2), J. Smith (2)

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 20 September 1919
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 45,318

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 9.5.59 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 0 5 . 3 7 . 4 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Richmond 3 . 3 6 . 3 8 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin RICH by 9 RICH by 6 RICH by 13 RICH by 14 RICH by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Howson (South Melbourne), Norm Clark (Richmond)
Captains: Jim Caldwell (South Melbourne), Percy Maybury (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Barber, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
7 Brereton, Harry ? ? 3 ?
5 Bulpit, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Caldwell, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Doherty, Jock ? ? 2 ?
14 Fleiter, Fred ? ? 0 ?
24 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
15 Hiskins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
17 Laird, Chris ? ? 1 ?
18 Lugg, Norm ? ? 3 ?
20 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
11 Power, Gladstone ? ? 0 ?
22 Rademacher, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
27 Sampson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
26 Skehan, Phil ? ? 0 ?
27 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
29 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 5

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 3 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 3 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Huggard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
23 Parkinson, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 2 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 13

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