1929 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1929 between Richmond and Carlton during round 2 of the 1929 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval. Dooley Lilburne captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Benton, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), H. Clover, N. Collins, J. Crowe, C. Davey, A. Doyle, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, M. Johnson, D. Kelleher, J. Kelly, A. Martyn, C. Martyn, C. McSwain, C. Parsons, H. Vallence, J. Watson

Richmond (16.23.119) defeated Carlton (16.13.109).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. McCormack (4), A. Oakley (3), J. Titus (3), J. Fincher (2), T. O'Halloran (2), R. Empey, D. Lilburne
Carlton: H. Vallence (4), H. Clover (3), H. Dunn (3), R. Brew (2), C. Davey (2), N. Collins, J. Crowe

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 May 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 36,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 16.23.119 - 16.13.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 5 9 . 10 12 . 13 16 . 23 16 . 23 (119)
Carlton 5 . 6 9 . 8 14 . 12 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Margin CARL by 7 RICH by 2 CARL by 11 RICH by 10 RICH by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Dan Minogue (Carlton)
Captains: Dooley Lilburne (Richmond), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Reynolds
Boundary Umpire: G. Threlfall

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 4 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 3 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 2 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 3 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 23

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 2 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
5 Collins, Norm ? ? 1 ?
23 Crowe, Jim ? ? 1 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
19 Doyle, Alex ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 3 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Martyn, Aubrey ? ? 0 ?
2 Martyn, Colin ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 Parsons, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 4 ?
12 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 13

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