1928 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1928 between Footscray and Richmond during round 16 of the 1928 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts.
Donald Don captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, A. Barlow, L. Conlon, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, G. Matheson, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, B. McGann, A. Morrison, A. Outen, C. Rowe, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, J. Watt, N. Woodman
Richmond
D. Don (capt.), R. Baker, J. Bisset, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, F. Goding, D. Harris, S. Judkins, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Footscray (8.6.54) were defeated by Richmond (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Footscray: N. McDonald (2), C. Rowe (2), F. Aked, H. Johns, A. Morrison, N. Woodman
Richmond: R. Baker (2), D. Lilburne (2), H. Weidner (2), J. Fincher, F. Goding, D. Harris, J. Titus
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 7 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Donald Don
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Barlow, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Conlon, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Matheson, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McGann, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Goding, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 17 | |||