1896 VFA Season Round 16: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1896 between Richmond and Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1896 season of the Victorian Football Association. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.

Richmond (1.8.1) were defeated by Melbourne (4.12.4).

Match Details

Season: 1896 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 September 1896
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Melbourne
Score: 1.8.1 - 4.12.4

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 7 1 . 8 1 . 8 (1)
Melbourne 2 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 9 4 . 12 4 . 12 (4)
Margin MELB by 2 MELB by 2 MELB by 2 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: unknown

Melbourne

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 1

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 4

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s