1934 VFL Round 17: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1934 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1934 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Jack Bisset captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, M. Bolger, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Stenhouse, D. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, J. Fahey, B. Faul, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Richards, A. Robertson, L. Thomas
Richmond (14.14.98) defeated South Melbourne (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), R. Martin (3), H. Edmonds (2), M. Sheahan (2), D. Baxter, B. Foster, D. Harris
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (3), T. Brain (2), A. Robertson (2), J. Austin, J. Bisset, J. Cleary, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, P. Reville
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
40,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.14.98 - 13.14.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 24 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Martin | RICH | 27 | 3 |
| Lin Richards | SMLB | 7 | 2 |
| Terry Brain | SMLB | 5 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Stenhouse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fahey, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | O'Meara, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Richards, Lin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||