1930 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1930 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1930 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, H. Collins, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, D. Harris, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, G. Gibbs, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, B. Ross

Richmond (7.18.60) were defeated by Collingwood (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (3), T. O'Halloran (2), H. Collins, M. Hunter
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), H. Edmonds (2), G. Gibbs (2), J. Beveridge, B. Libbis, L. Murphy

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 3 May 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.18.60 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 2 4 . 11 6 . 13 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Collingwood 3 . 2 3 . 6 7 . 10 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin COLL by 12 RICH by 11 COLL by 3 COLL by 14 COLL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Collins, Hope ? ? 1 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 2 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 3 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 18

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
5 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
15 Gibbs, George ? ? 2 ?
18 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
23 MacLeod, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 0 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
25 Ross, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 14

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