1941 VFL Round 9: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1941 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1941 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Crane, D. Harris, I. Hull, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons, B. White
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Baxter, A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, W. Harris, E. Huxtable, B. Kelly, B. King, D. Martin, A. McCrory, A. Mullenger, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, H. Traynor
Richmond (15.13.103) defeated South Melbourne (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), B. Bawden (3), D. Harris (3), J. Dyer, M. O'Connell, B. Randall, L. Smith, B. White
South Melbourne: J. Graham (3), A. Baxter (2), A. Mullenger (2), K. Dineen, R. Richards
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.13.103 - 9.16.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 42 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | White, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Martin, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCrory, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||