1929 VFL Round 17: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1929 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1929 VFL season. Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Dooley Lilburne captained the hosts. Charlie Stanbridge captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Fred Fleiter.

Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, B. Benton, T. Dunne, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, S. Ryan, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, H. Weidner

South Melbourne
C. Stanbridge (capt.), J. Barnes, L. Bollman, H. Clarke, L. Hogg, S. Hogg, H. McKay, H. McLaughlin, J. O'Brien, C. Pettiona, J. Poulter, C. Powell, P. Reville, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, M. Scott, L. Thomas, T. Wildie

Richmond (18.28.136) defeated South Melbourne (10.5.65).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), J. Baggott (5), M. Hunter (3), A. Oakley (2), T. O'Halloran, H. Weidner
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (5), P. Reville (2), H. Clarke, L. Hogg, S. Hogg

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 August 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. South Melbourne
Score: 18.28.136 - 10.5.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 13 8 . 17 14 . 26 18 . 28 18 . 28 (136)
South Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 3 6 . 4 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Margin RICH by 29 RICH by 38 RICH by 70 RICH by 71 RICH by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Fred Fleiter (South Melbourne)
Captains: Dooley Lilburne (Richmond), Charlie Stanbridge (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 5 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Dunne, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 2 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
7 Ryan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 28

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Bollman, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Hogg, Len ? ? 1 ?
7 Hogg, Syd ? ? 1 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
17 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
5 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Powell, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
25 Reville, Peter ? ? 2 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 5 ?
9 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
26 Scott, Max ? ? 0 ?
2 Stanbridge, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
16 Wildie, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 5

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