1929 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1929 between Footscray and Richmond during round 15 of the 1929 VFL season.
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
N. Woodman (capt.), A. Stevens (vice-capt.), F. Aked, E. Andersen, H. Baker, A. Barker, R. Greenwood, B. Izzard, I. McAlpine, B. Mills, B. O'Brien, G. Robbins, B. Russ, E. Shade, G. Thompson, R. Thompson, J. Watt, A. Williams
Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, T. Dunne, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, S. Ryan, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, H. Weidner
Footscray (11.6.72) were defeated by Richmond (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Baker (4), B. O'Brien (2), F. Aked, B. Izzard, I. McAlpine, A. Stevens, N. Woodman
Richmond: J. Baggott (2), P. Bentley (2), J. Fincher (2), M. Hunter (2), S. Ryan (2), J. Titus (2), L. Gallagher, F. Heifner
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Alec Eason
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Woodman
(Footscray),
Dooley Lilburne
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Arthur Stevens
(Footscray),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||