1932 VFL Round 1: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1932 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1932 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. Stuart King captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, B. Benton, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech

St Kilda
S. King (capt.), J. Anderson, R. Bence, G. Chapman, H. Comte, J. Davis, J. Forbes, J. George, C. Hindson, R. Hugo, L. Jones, B. Kenna, A. Ludlow, B. Mohr, G. Neil, H. Neill, F. Phillips, A. Roberts, W. Roberts

Richmond (16.20.116) defeated St Kilda (6.14.50).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), M. Hunter (3), J. Dyer (2), T. O'Halloran (2), D. Strang (2), P. Bentley, M. Bolger
St Kilda: J. Anderson (2), J. Forbes, B. Kenna, B. Mohr, H. Neill

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 30 April 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 16.20.116 - 6.14.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 9 10 . 11 12 . 16 16 . 20 16 . 20 (116)
St Kilda 0 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 7 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Margin RICH by 38 RICH by 50 RICH by 57 RICH by 66 RICH by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Charlie Hardy (St Kilda)
Captains: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Stuart King (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gordon Strang RICH 23 3
Jack Anderson STKL 6 2
Jack Titus RICH 12 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 1 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 2 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 2 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 2 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 5 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 20

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Chapman, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Comte, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Forbes, Jim ? ? 1 ?
15 George, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Hindson, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Hugo, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 Jones, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
2 Kenna, Bob ? ? 1 ?
1 King, Stuart (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Ludlow, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Neil, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 1 ?
3 Phillips, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Roberts, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 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