1951 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 2 of the 1951 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, R. Clegg, P. Deagan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hilet, D. Jones, E. Lane, K. McGuinness, H. Moore, L. Owens, R. Paez, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, M. Sibun, J. Taylor, R. Walker
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Clarke, M. Currie, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne (5.7.37) were defeated by Richmond (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (2), I. Gillett, E. Lane, L. Owens
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (6), R. Poulter (2), H. Rowe (2), G. Spring (2), R. Horwood, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
5.7.37 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 38 | RICH by 60 | RICH by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Deagan, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McGuinness, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moore, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Owens, Llew | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walker, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||