1933 VFL Grand Final: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1933 between South Melbourne and Richmond in the grand final of the 1933 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Jack Bisset captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Billy Schmidt.
South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, B. Beard, O. Bertram, J. Bowe, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, B. Faul, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Thomas
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Anderson, J. Baggott, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Farmer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Stenhouse, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
South Melbourne (9.17.71) defeated Richmond (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (3), T. Brain (2), B. Diggins (2), P. Reville, L. Thomas
Richmond: H. Farmer (2), R. Martin, G. Strang
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were the premiers and Richmond were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1933 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 September 1933
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
75,754
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
9.17.71 - 4.5.29
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 28 | SMLB by 39 | SMLB by 42 | SMLB by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Billy Schmidt
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Goal Umpire:
C. Dummett,
R. Williams
Boundary Umpire:
N. Batty,
J. Fitt
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Beard, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bertram, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bowe, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Diggins, Brighton | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | O'Meara, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Farmer, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stenhouse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 5 | |||