1948 VFL 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 1 of the 1948 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.), P. Bourke, A. Callick, G. Caris, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, K. Collins, L. Crane, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, R. Harley, V. Hill, B. King, H. Mears, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, M. Currie, R. Durham, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, W. Russell, G. Spring, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne (18.15.123) defeated Richmond (17.6.108).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: D. Taylor (5), J. Graham (4), L. Spokes (3), K. Collins (2), B. Williams (2), R. Clegg, H. Mears
Richmond: J. Dyer (6), A. Mooney (2), M. Oppy (2), S. Tomlins (2), B. Wilson (2), L. Jones, B. Morris, W. Russell
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Hamid
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 | |||