1928 VFL Semi Final 1: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1928 between Richmond and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1928 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at MCG. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ray Brew.

Richmond
Back: D. Harris, D. Don, J. Bisset
Half-back: D. Lilburne, J. Murdoch, B. McCormack
Centre: S. Judkins, L. Gallagher, C. Watson
Half-forward: H. Weidner, T. O'Halloran, R. Empey
Forward: A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, J. Titus
Follower: B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, J. Fincher

Carlton
Back: R. Brew (capt.), J. Watson, T. Brewis
Half-back: F. Donoghue, A. Duncan, F. Gilby
Centre: J. Kelly, C. Martyn, B. Everett
Half-forward: L. Johnson, H. Clover, M. Johnson
Forward: H. Dunn, G. Gough, H. Vallence
Follower: M. Connell, A. Skehan, T. Downs

Richmond (17.15.117) defeated Carlton (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), R. Empey (3), D. Lilburne (2), H. Weidner (2), J. Baggott, J. Fincher, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph
Carlton: G. Gough (4), H. Clover (3), H. Dunn, H. Vallence

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 8 September 1928
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 66,381

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 17.15.117 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 2 11 . 8 13 . 11 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Carlton 3 . 0 6 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin RICH by 20 RICH by 34 RICH by 40 RICH by 53 RICH by 53
Duration 30:46 32:24 28:46 30:16 2:02:12

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack FF ? 1 1
7 Bisset, Jack BPR ? 0 0
17 Don, Donald FB ? 0 0
33 Empey, Ralph HFFR ? 3 1
10 Fincher, Jack RO ? 1 1
23 Gallagher, Les C ? 0 1
8 Geddes, Allan (c) FPL ? 0 1
2 Harris, Don BPL ? 0 0
6 Judkins, Stan WL ? 0 0
16 Lilburne, Dooley HBFL ? 2 1
9 McCormack, Basil HBFR ? 0 0
13 Murdoch, Joe CHB ? 0 0
18 O'Halloran, Tom CHF ? 1 0
4 O'Neill, Bob RU ? 0 0
32 Rudolph, George RU ? 1 1
12 Titus, Jack FPR ? 6 5
22 Watson, Carl WR ? 0 0
7 Weidner, Harry HFFL ? 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (18 players) 17 15

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Brew, Ray (c) BPL ? 0 0
20 Brewis, Ted BPR ? 0 0
1 Clover, Horrie CHF ? 3 1
29 Connell, Maurie RU ? 0 2
18 Donoghue, Frank HBFL ? 0 0
28 Downs, Tommy RO ? 0 0
32 Duncan, Alex CHB ? 0 1
16 Dunn, Harvey FPL ? 1 2
9 Everett, Bert WR ? 0 0
6 Gilby, Fred HBFR ? 0 0
14 Gough, George FF ? 4 3
5 Johnson, Les HFFL ? 0 0
15 Johnson, Maurie HFFR ? 0 0
7 Kelly, Joe WL ? 0 0
2 Martyn, Colin C ? 0 0
12 Skehan, Allan RU ? 0 0
22 Vallence, Harry FPR ? 1 1
33 Watson, Jim FB ? 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (18 players) 9 10

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

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Frank Hughes
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
26 R. Brew (c) 33 J. Watson 20 T. Brewis 4 B. O'Neill

12 J. Titus 14 J. Baggott 8 A. Geddes (c) 32 G. Rudolph

FORWARD 10 J. Fincher

HALF-BACK



18 F. Donoghue 32 A. Duncan 6 F. Gilby



33 R. Empey 18 T. O'Halloran 7 H. Weidner



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 J. Kelly 2 C. Martyn 9 B. Everett



22 C. Watson 23 L. Gallagher 6 S. Judkins FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 29 M. Connell

HALF-FORWARD 12 A. Skehan

5 L. Johnson 1 H. Clover 15 M. Johnson 28 T. Downs

9 B. McCormack 13 J. Murdoch 16 D. Lilburne



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



16 H. Dunn 14 G. Gough 22 H. Vallence



7 J. Bisset 17 D. Don 2 D. Harris



BACK



Carlton Coach: Ray Brew

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 CARL Horrie Clover goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 ??:??
RICH Jack Baggott goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus goal 2.0.12 - 1.0.6 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus behind 2.1.13 - 1.0.6 ??:??
RICH Ralph Empey goal 3.1.19 - 1.0.6 ??:??
CARL Harry Vallence goal 3.1.19 - 2.0.12 ??:??
RICH Dooley Lilburne goal 4.1.25 - 2.0.12 ??:??
CARL George Gough goal 4.1.25 - 3.0.18 ??:??
RICH unknown behind 4.2.26 - 3.0.18 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus goal 5.2.32 - 3.0.18 ??:??
RICH Dooley Lilburne goal 6.2.38 - 3.0.18 ??:??
Q2 RICH Ralph Empey goal 7.2.44 - 3.0.18 ??:??
CARL Horrie Clover goal 7.2.44 - 4.0.24 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus behind 7.3.45 - 4.0.24 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus behind 7.4.46 - 4.0.24 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus goal 8.4.52 - 4.0.24 ??:??
CARL Harvey Dunn goal 8.4.52 - 5.0.30 ??:??
CARL George Gough behind 8.4.52 - 5.1.31 ??:??
RICH Ralph Empey goal 9.4.58 - 5.1.31 ??:??
RICH Jack Baggott behind 9.5.59 - 5.1.31 ??:??
RICH Jack Titus goal 10.5.65 - 5.1.31 ??:??
CARL unknown behind 10.5.65 - 5.2.32 ??:??
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