1928 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1928 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1928 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Allan Geddes captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, D. Don, R. Empey, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Hayes, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), L. Angus, J. Beveridge, T. Bird, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, J. Poulter
Richmond (5.14.44) defeated Collingwood (5.12.42).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (3), P. Bentley, G. Rudolph
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), B. Libbis
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
36,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
5.14.44 - 5.12.42
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Margin | COLL by 7 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 14 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Ernie Wilson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Neill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Angus, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Bird, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 12 | |||