1926 VFL Round 8: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1926 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1926 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Mel Morris captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), J. Barnett, P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, J. Corfield, D. Don, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Harris, D. Hayes, J. Huggard, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, H. Pollock, G. Robinson
St Kilda
V. Arthur, R. Bence, J. Fidler, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, H. Kuhl, J. Lord, E. Loveless, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, L. May, D. O'Brien, F. Phillips, A. Proudfoot, T. Roberts, A. Scott, J. Shelton
Richmond (11.19.85) defeated St Kilda (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Hayes (5), L. Gallagher (2), M. Morris (2), J. Barnett, D. Harris
St Kilda: J. Shelton (3), C. Gambetta (2), R. Bence, J. Lord, L. May, F. Phillips
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Norm Clark
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barnett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boromeo, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Corfield, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Pollock, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 19 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Fidler, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Kuhl, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | May, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | O'Brien, Dermot | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Proudfoot, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Scott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||