1935 VFL Round 7: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1935 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1935 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, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, F. Davies, B. Diggins, S. Dineen, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, R. McEachen, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson, A. Welch

Richmond (7.17.59) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), B. Foster, D. Harris, K. O'Neill
South Melbourne: L. Nash (6), B. Pratt (5), A. Robertson (2), T. Brain, R. Moore

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 June 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 35,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by South Melbourne
Score: 7.17.59 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 11 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
South Melbourne 6 . 7 10 . 11 14 . 14 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin SMLB by 34 SMLB by 47 SMLB by 69 SMLB by 46 SMLB by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Baxter, Dave ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 1 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 4 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 17

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
4 Dineen, Syd ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
32 McEachen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 1 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 6 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 5 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 2 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 15

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