1945 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1945 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 14 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), T. Calder, V. Castles, J. Cleary, J. Dempsey, G. Dougherty, M. Glass, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. McKnight, L. Nash, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Broadstock, F. Burge, S. Cartwright, B. Edwards, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, N. Ross, G. Styles, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
South Melbourne (14.11.95) defeated Richmond (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Dougherty (4), L. Nash (4), V. Castles (3), J. Graham, T. Whitfield, B. Williams
Richmond: F. Burge (6), B. Wilson (2), L. Merrett, S. Murray
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
32,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
14.11.95 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 28 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Calder, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Glass, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKnight, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 26 | Cartwright, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Styles, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||