1947 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1947 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 8 of the 1947 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside 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.), R. Barry, F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, R. Clegg, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, J. Mullane, J. O'Keefe, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, A. Strang, D. Taylor, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, W. Cook, R. Durham, B. James, L. Jones, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson
South Melbourne (15.9.99) were defeated by Richmond (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Williams (6), A. Strang (4), V. Castles, R. Clegg, J. Graham, T. Roulent, L. Spokes
Richmond: J. Dyer (5), L. Taylor (5), B. Wilson (3), M. Oppy, R. Poulter
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
15.9.99 - 15.13.103
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 37 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mullane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Cook, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | James, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | |||