1926 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1926 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1926 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts.
Mel Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Mel Morris.
South Melbourne
P. Scanlan (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Allison, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, H. Clarke, B. Condon, F. Condon, S. Hogg, T. Johnson, C. McDonald, H. McKay, C. Nicholls, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, B. Sutton, M. Tandy, L. Woodfield
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, J. Huggard, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, R. Parkin, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Smith, G. Valentine, G. Waterhouse
South Melbourne (11.11.77) were defeated by Richmond (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (4), B. Allison (3), H. Alexander, P. Cameron, R. Cazaly, P. Scanlan
Richmond: L. Gallagher (4), M. Morris (3), J. James (2), B. Boromeo, J. Huggard, K. Millar
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
11.11.77 - 12.13.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 16 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne),
Mel Morris
(Richmond)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne),
Mel Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alexander, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Allison, Bobby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Cameron, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Condon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hogg, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nicholls, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Stanbridge, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Sutton, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Tandy, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodfield, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boromeo, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Parkin, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Waterhouse, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 13 | |||