1942 VFL Round 7: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1942 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1942 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, K. Colls, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, J. Reilly, W. Russell, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, J. Sullivan, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Butcher, V. Castles, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Goldsmith, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, B. Harwood, E. Huxtable, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, A. Mullenger, K. Smith, L. White
Richmond (10.9.69) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.20.86).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (3), J. Dyer (2), D. Harris (2), B. Bawden, M. Oppy, J. Scott
South Melbourne: J. Graham (5), L. White (2), A. Benison, G. Goldsmith, A. Linden, A. Mullenger
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1942
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
10.9.69 - 11.20.86
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 20 | (86) |
| Margin | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 52 | SMLB by 17 | SMLB by 17 | SMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Colls, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Goldsmith, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 20 | |||