1946 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1946 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 9 of the 1946 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. Jack Graham 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
J. Graham (capt.), A. Baxter, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, W. Chambers, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, L. Holland, B. King, M. Leith, A. Linden, H. Mears, M. Piggott, R. Richards, T. Roulent, P. Tippett, B. Williams

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, D. Calverley, J. Eames, D. Fraser, L. Jones, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, N. Ross, D. Rowe, G. Smeaton, J. Turner, B. Wilson

South Melbourne (18.16.124) defeated Richmond (15.20.110).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Richards (5), T. Roulent (3), J. Graham (2), H. Mears (2), M. Piggott (2), A. Baxter, V. Castles, R. Clegg, A. Linden
Richmond: J. Dyer (6), L. Jones (3), D. Rowe (2), F. Bourke, D. Calverley, D. Fraser, B. Wilson

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Monday 17 June 1946
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 18.16.124 - 15.20.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 7 . 5 12 . 10 14 . 14 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Richmond 3 . 4 6 . 8 12 . 15 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Margin SMLB by 25 SMLB by 38 SMLB by 11 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Adams (South Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Jack Graham (South Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baxter, Archie ? ? 1 ?
Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
2 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 1 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 1 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 Leith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 2 ?
16 Piggott, Max ? ? 2 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 5 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 3 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 16

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bourke, Frank ? ? 1 ?
24 Broadstock, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
19 Calverley, Des ? ? 1 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 6 ?
20 Eames, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 1 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 3 ?
5 Kemp, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 0 ?
28 Rowe, Des ? ? 2 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Turner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 20

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s