1929 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1929 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 8 of the 1929 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval. Charles Chapman captained the hosts. Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Freake and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Fitzroy
C. Chapman (capt.), A. Batchelor, N. Beckham, J. Cashman, R. Finlayson, F. Gibson, R. Henry, C. Kerr, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, T. Pratt, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, E. Schenk, J. Shanahan, I. Sharp, J. Watson, T. Williams

Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, T. Dunne, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Harris, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, S. Ryan, J. Titus, C. Watson

Fitzroy (13.8.86) were defeated by Richmond (19.13.127).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (4), J. Cashman (2), A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, F. Gibson, C. Niven, T. Pratt, D. Ringrose, I. Sharp
Richmond: J. Titus (6), J. McCormack (3), J. Baggott (2), C. Watson (2), P. Bentley, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, A. Oakley, S. Ryan

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 22 June 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 13.8.86 - 19.13.127

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 0 8 . 3 10 . 5 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Richmond 9 . 4 10 . 7 17 . 11 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Margin RICH by 52 RICH by 16 RICH by 48 RICH by 41 RICH by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Freake (Fitzroy), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Charles Chapman (Fitzroy), Dooley Lilburne (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Oldfield

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
13 Beckham, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
1 Chapman, Charles (c) ? ? 1 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
26 Henry, Roy ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 1 ?
24 Pratt, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 1 ?
30 Schenk, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
28 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Sharp, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
12 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 1 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Dunne, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 3 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 1 ?
7 Ryan, Stan ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 19 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