1929 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1929 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 6 of the 1929 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Stanbridge captained the hosts. Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Caldwell and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

South Melbourne
C. Stanbridge (capt.), J. Barnes, L. Bollman, T. Brain, B. Churchill, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, R. Hutton, T. Johnson, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, C. Pettiona, J. Poulter, C. Powell, P. Reville, J. Scanlan, M. Scott, D. Wheelahan

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

South Melbourne (11.14.80) defeated Richmond (10.17.77).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Reville (3), B. Churchill (2), T. Johnson (2), J. Barnes, T. Brain, R. Hutton, D. Wheelahan
Richmond: D. Lynch (4), J. Titus (2), J. Fincher, B. Foster, T. O'Halloran, H. Weidner

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 1 June 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 24,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 11.14.80 - 10.17.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 7 6 . 12 7 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Richmond 3 . 1 7 . 7 7 . 14 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Margin SMLB by 18 RICH by 1 RICH by 2 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Caldwell (South Melbourne), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Charlie Stanbridge (South Melbourne), Dooley Lilburne (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. McNab

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
14 Churchill, Bill ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Hutton, Rupe ? ? 1 ?
23 Johnson, Ted ? ? 2 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
5 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 3 ?
9 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
26 Scott, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Stanbridge, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
34 Wheelahan, Danny ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 14

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 ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Harris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
28 Lynch, Dave ? ? 4 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Wilson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 17

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