1936 VFL Round 9: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1936 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1936 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.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, P. Davey, J. Dyer, B. Foster, D. Guinane, D. Harris, C. Jordon, R. Martin, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, J. Cleary, F. Davies, O. Evans, B. Faul, J. George, J. Graham, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, L. Leask, H. Matthews, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, A. Robertson, A. Welch

Richmond (14.14.98) defeated South Melbourne (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (5), D. Baxter, J. Dyer, R. Martin
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (4), L. Nash (3), T. Brain, L. Leask, R. Moore, A. Robertson

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

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 June 1936
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 29,500

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.14.98 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 4 7 . 9 12 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin SMLB by 6 RICH by 14 RICH by 31 RICH by 21 RICH by 21
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

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baxter, Dave ? ? 1 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
29 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Davey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 5 ?
32 Jordon, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 1 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Scriven, Ray ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
10 Wells, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Davies, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 George, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
8 Leask, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 1 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 3 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 4 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 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