1929 VFL Semi Final 2: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1929 between Collingwood and Richmond in the second semi final of the 1929 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at MCG.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, G. Gibbs, J. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, T. Dunne, R. Empey, J. Fincher, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, S. Ryan, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Collingwood (8.13.61) were defeated by Richmond (18.15.123).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), B. Libbis (3), G. Clayden
Richmond: J. Baggott (5), M. Hunter (5), J. Titus (5), T. Dunne, S. Ryan, H. Weidner
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 14 September 1929
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
51,069
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Richmond
Score:
8.13.61 - 18.15.123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 62 | RICH by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Dooley Lilburne
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lauder, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dunne, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 15 | |||