1948 VFL Season Round 1: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1948 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round one of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (18.15.123) defeated Richmond (17.6.108).
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
18.15.123 - 17.6.108
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 6 | (108) |
| Margin | SMLB by 13 | RICH by 4 | SMLB by 14 | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Richmond
Captain: Jack DyerCoach: Jack Dyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Collins, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 6 | |||