1929 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1929 between Richmond and Footscray during round 4 of the 1929 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Dooley Lilburne captained the hosts.
Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Alec Eason.
Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Benton, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, S. Harris, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, S. Ryan, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), A. Stevens (vice-capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, B. Downie, C. Gaudion, J. Lukeman, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, C. Rowe, B. Russ, C. Sloley, G. Sullivan, R. Thompson, J. Watt, A. Williams, N. Woodman
Richmond (14.19.103) defeated Footscray (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), S. Harris (2), D. Lilburne (2), T. O'Halloran (2), H. Weidner (2), J. Fincher, J. McCormack
Footscray: A. Hopkins (2), E. Nunn (2), C. Sloley (2), G. Sullivan (2), B. Downie, A. Morrison, B. Russ
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Alec Eason
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dooley Lilburne
(Richmond),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Arthur Stevens
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Alley
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harris, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCormack, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Andersen, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Lukeman, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Stevens, Arthur (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Sullivan, Gene | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Williams, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Woodman, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 19 | |||