1929 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1929 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 1 of the 1929 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, H. Rumney
Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Benton, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, S. Judkins, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Collingwood (15.2.92) defeated Richmond (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), H. Collier (3), F. Murphy (3), B. Andrew, P. Bowyer, J. Harris
Richmond: J. McCormack (5), J. Titus (4), B. Foster, T. O'Halloran
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
15.2.92 - 11.9.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 0 | 13 | . | 0 | 15 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 2 | (92) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | COLL by 5 | COLL by 26 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Dooley Lilburne
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Reynolds
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lauder, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 2 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCormack, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 9 | |||