1930 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1930 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1930 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Colin Niven.

Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, M. Bolger, J. Fincher, B. Foster, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, C. Benham, J. Cashman, H. Challis, C. Chapman, F. Davies, A. Dickens, P. Ellis, A. Fitcher, F. Gibson, C. Hogan, C. Kerr, G. McKenzie, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, F. Pearce, W. Smallhorn, K. Veevers, T. Williams

Richmond (14.16.100) defeated Fitzroy (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Hunter (4), J. Titus (3), B. Benton (2), H. Weidner (2), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Fincher
Fitzroy: J. Cashman (4), C. Benham (2), C. Chapman (2), A. Batchelor, J. Millen

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 21 June 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.16.100 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 3 7 . 8 11 . 12 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Fitzroy 4 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin FITZ by 6 RICH by 15 RICH by 26 RICH by 28 RICH by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Colin Niven (Fitzroy)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny
Boundary Umpire: F. Duke

Player Statistics

Richmond

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

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 4 ?
22 Challis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Con ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
12 McKenzie, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
27 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
4 Veevers, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 12

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