1928 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1928 between Richmond and Footscray during round 5 of the 1928 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Allan Geddes captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, R. Outram, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, C. Gaudion, R. Greenhalgh, G. Matheson, N. McDonald, J. O'Brien, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, A. Stevens, W. Warden, J. Watt, G. Woodman
Richmond (13.22.100) defeated Footscray (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (3), D. Don (2), J. Fincher (2), G. Rudolph (2), L. Gallagher, T. O'Halloran, R. Outram, H. Weidner
Footscray: F. Aked (3), L. Chapple (3), A. Stevens (3), G. Matheson, W. Warden, G. Woodman
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 22 | 13 | . | 22 | (100) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | O'Neill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Outram, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 22 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Warden, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 14 | |||