1928 VFL Round 9: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1928 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1928 VFL season. Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, R. Baker, P. Bentley, B. Benton, D. Don, R. Empey, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, F. Goding, D. Harris, S. Judkins, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), A. Barlow, J. Barnes, B. Berryman, L. Bollman, M. Brown, P. Cameron, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, J. Crossan, J. Ferguson, A. Jacobsen, H. McKay, J. Petchell, J. Poulter, P. Reville, C. Stanbridge, L. Thomas

Richmond (21.16.142) defeated South Melbourne (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (12), D. Lilburne (3), R. Baker, J. Fincher, A. Geddes, F. Goding, T. O'Halloran, H. Weidner
South Melbourne: B. Churchill (4), C. Pannam (3), J. Barnes, J. Poulter

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. South Melbourne
Score: 21.16.142 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 6 10 . 9 15 . 13 21 . 16 21 . 16 (142)
South Melbourne 1 . 4 4 . 6 6 . 7 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin RICH by 32 RICH by 39 RICH by 60 RICH by 76 RICH by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 12 ?
33 Baker, Reg ? ? 1 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
31 Goding, Fred ? ? 1 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 3 ?
19 Lunn, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 21 16

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Barlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
18 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
26 Cameron, Paul ? ? 0 ?
14 Churchill, Bill ? ? 4 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
32 Crossan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobsen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 3 ?
1 Petchell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s