1933 VFL Preliminary Final: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1933 between Richmond and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1933 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Billy Schmidt and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, A. Geddes, M. Hunter, R. Martin, J. McConchie, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Stenhouse, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, E. Zschech
Geelong
J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Collins, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Kuhlken, G. Leishman, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams
Richmond (13.5.83) defeated Geelong (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Strang (4), J. Titus (3), J. McConchie (2), J. Dyer, M. Hunter, T. O'Halloran, G. Strang
Geelong: J. Sellwood (3), L. Metherell (2), G. Moloney (2), J. Evans, P. Hardiman, T. Quinn
As a result of this match, Richmond faced South Melbourne in the grand final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1933 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1933
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
48,125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 5 | (83) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | RICH by 15 | RICH by 2 | GEEL by 14 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Billy Schmidt
(Richmond),
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McConchie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stenhouse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Leishman, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||