1934 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1934 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 6 of the 1934 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Jack Bisset captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Bisset and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, O. Bertram, T. Brain, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, J. Fahey, B. Faul, R. Humphries, I. Lee, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, A. Welch

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

South Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Richmond (16.12.108).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), T. Brain (3), J. O'Meara, A. Robertson
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (5), G. Strang (2), D. Baxter, P. Bentley, J. Dyer

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 9 June 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 32,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 9.10.64 - 16.12.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 8 5 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Richmond 4 . 2 8 . 5 15 . 9 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Margin RICH by 12 RICH by 15 RICH by 60 RICH by 44 RICH by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Jack Bisset (South Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gordon Strang RICH 23 3
Hec McKay SMLB 9 2
Ray Martin RICH 27 1

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Bertram, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 3 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Fahey, Jock ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
32 Lee, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 1 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baxter, Dave ? ? 1 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 5 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Saunders, Richie ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 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