1919 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at the 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 (9.5.59) were defeated by Richmond (10.13.73).

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
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

South Melbourne

Captain: Jim Caldwell
Coach: Bert Howson

Richmond

Captain: Percy Maybury
Coach: Norm Clark

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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