1933 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1933 between Richmond and Footscray during round 14 of the 1933 VFL season. Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. Ivan McAlpine captained the visitors with Stan Penberthy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Billy Schmidt and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), M. Bolger, S. Dockendorff, J. Dyer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, R. Saunders, J. Stenhouse, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Footscray
I. McAlpine (capt.), S. Penberthy (vice-capt.), J. Dowling, B. Grundy, A. Hopkins, M. McIntyre, R. McKay, A. Morrison, B. Muir, B. O'Brien, A. Rait, C. Richards, R. Rodwell, F. Spilling, B. Spurling, R. Thomas, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye

Richmond (18.16.124) defeated Footscray (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Foster (4), M. Hunter (3), R. Martin (3), P. Bentley (2), D. Strang (2), G. Strang (2), J. Titus (2)
Footscray: B. O'Brien (2), A. Rait (2), N. Ware (2), J. Dowling, R. Thomas, T. Waye

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 July 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Footscray
Score: 18.16.124 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 5 8 . 9 13 . 11 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Footscray 2 . 1 4 . 6 6 . 7 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin RICH by 22 RICH by 27 RICH by 46 RICH by 59 RICH by 59
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Billy Schmidt (Richmond), Bill Cubbins (Footscray)
Captains: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Ivan McAlpine (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Stan Penberthy (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bill Grundy FOOT 20 3
Ray Martin RICH 27 2
Allan Hopkins FOOT 8 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 2 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockendorff, Sid ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 4 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 3 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Saunders, Richie ? ? 0 ?
26 Stenhouse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 2 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 16

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Dowling, John ? ? 1 ?
20 Grundy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 McIntyre, Milton ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
17 Penberthy, Stan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
5 Rait, Alan ? ? 2 ?
29 Richards, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
11 Spilling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 1 ?
32 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 2 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 11

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