1945 VFL Round 3: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1945 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1945 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 Bill Adams.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, K. Curran, D. Fraser, I. Hull, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, C. Priestley, B. Waldron, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Richmond (13.11.89) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.19.109).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Bawden (2), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Bower, F. Burge, J. Dyer, L. Merrett, B. Morris
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (5), V. Castles (4), L. Nash (3), R. Richards (2), K. Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
13.11.89 - 15.19.109
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Margin | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 13 | RICH by 1 | SMLB by 20 | SMLB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||