1949 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1949 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 17 of the 1949 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Leo Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
South Melbourne
S. Bulpit, R. Bywater, A. Callick, R. Clegg, L. Crane, J. Eichhorn, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Gull, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, A. Miller, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, F. Simms, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), T. Allen, F. Burge, L. Clarke, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Williams, B. Wilson
South Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Richmond (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Eichhorn (2), J. Gull (2), K. Schaefer (2), R. Bywater, D. Jones, L. Spokes
Richmond: R. Poulter (2), H. Rowe (2), B. Wilson (2), M. Currie, D. Rowe, G. Spring, J. Stokes
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
9.13.67 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | RICH by 16 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Leo Merrett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bulpit, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Simms, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 37 | Simpson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||