1928 VFL Round 1: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1928 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1928 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Allan Geddes captained the hosts.
Charlie Tyson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Tyson.
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, S. Jamison, D. Lilburne, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, J. Titus, H. Weidner
North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), P. Brown, C. Cameron, F. Coutts, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, A. Lambe, B. Lynch, B. McCabe, B. McDowell, J. Morrissey, L. Murphy, C. Nolan, L. Richards, B. Russ, B. Smith, D. Watson
Richmond (14.15.99) defeated North Melbourne (2.9.21).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (5), J. McCormack (4), T. O'Halloran (2), F. O'Brien, B. O'Neill, H. Weidner
North Melbourne: C. Cameron, C. Healy
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.15.99 - 2.9.21
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 9 | 2 | . | 9 | (21) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | RICH by 43 | RICH by 63 | RICH by 78 | RICH by 78 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Charlie Tyson
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Charlie Tyson
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Jones
Boundary Umpire:
W. Beckwith
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jamison, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCormack, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | O'Neill, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Coutts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 19 | Dwyer, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Healy, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McDowell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morrissey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Murphy, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nolan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Richards, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Watson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 2 | 9 | |||