1947 VFL Round 19: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1947 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 19 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, M. Currie, R. Durham, D. Fraser, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, W. Russell, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Barry, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, R. Clegg, J. Danckert, D. Grossman, L. Holland, K. Jenkinson, B. King, J. Mullane, F. Prowse, R. Ritchie, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, L. Williams
Richmond (16.17.113) defeated South Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (5), L. Taylor (5), B. Wilson (3), M. Currie, A. Mooney, M. Oppy
South Melbourne: L. Spokes (3), V. Castles (2), J. Graham (2), D. Taylor (2), L. Holland, B. King
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.17.113 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | SMLB by 4 | RICH by 16 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Allen, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Jenkinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mullane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Prowse, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||