1929 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1929 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1929 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Dooley Lilburne captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, S. Ryan, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), C. Ahern, J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, L. Murphy, B. Ross, H. Rumney, L. Wescott

Richmond (11.9.75) were defeated by Collingwood (16.21.117).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), H. Weidner (3), J. Fincher, A. Oakley, S. Ryan, C. Watson
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), L. Murphy (4), H. Edmonds (3), H. Collier, J. Harris

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 20 July 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 33,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 11.9.75 - 16.21.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 5 7 . 5 9 . 8 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Collingwood 3 . 1 6 . 12 9 . 14 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Margin RICH by 16 COLL by 1 COLL by 6 COLL by 42 COLL by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Dooley Lilburne (Richmond), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Harry Chesswas (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 1 ?
7 Ryan, Stan ? ? 1 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 4 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 1 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Ahern, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
4 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 7 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
14 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Harris, John ? ? 1 ?
17 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 4 ?
23 Ross, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 21

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