1944 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1944 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 8 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. Oatey, R. Richards, M. Rippon, J. Sheedy, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, F. Cook, K. Cook, K. Deagan, B. Edwards, D. Harris, J. Hinson, F. Hughes, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
South Melbourne (11.11.77) were defeated by Richmond (17.10.112).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (5), R. Hartridge (2), N. Duncan, J. Hacker, J. Oatey, J. Sheedy
Richmond: B. Bawden (3), D. Harris (3), A. Mooney (3), K. Deagan (2), J. Dyer (2), B. Wilson (2), F. Cook, B. Morris
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
11.11.77 - 17.10.112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Oatey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sheedy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Deagan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hinson, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 10 | |||