1929 VFL Season Round 15: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1929 between Footscray and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. In the absence of Allan Hopkins, Norm Woodman captained the hosts with Arthur Stevens as vice-captain. Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Footscray (11.6.72) were defeated by Richmond (14.15.99).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 10 August 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Richmond
Score: 11.6.72 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 0 6 . 2 7 . 3 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Richmond 3 . 6 7 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin RICH by 18 RICH by 13 RICH by 53 RICH by 27 RICH by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Norm Woodman (acting)
Vice-Captain: Arthur Stevens
Coach: Alec Eason

Richmond

Captain: Dooley Lilburne
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Scott

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Aked, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 Andersen, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 4 ?
9 Barker, Albert ? ? 0 ?
16 Greenwood, Richard ? ? 0 ?
32 Izzard, Bonnie ? ? 1 ?
12 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
35 Mills, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
20 Robbins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shade, Eric ? ? 0 ?
3 Stevens, Arthur (vc) ? ? 1 ?
13 Thompson, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Williams, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Woodman, Norm (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 6

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 2 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Dunne, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 2 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 1 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Ryan, Stan ? ? 2 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

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