1909 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1909 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1909 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Dick Condon captained the hosts with Ivor Lawson as vice-captain.
Bernie Nolan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Condon and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Richmond
D. Condon (capt.), I. Lawson (vice-capt.), B. Bourke, P. Bourke, B. Bowden, B. Burns, D. Chapman, T. Heaney, B. Herbert, L. Incigneri, B. Luff, B. Mahoney, J. Megson, H. Neil, T. Ohlson, S. Price, B. Schmidt, B. Tottey
Melbourne
B. Nolan (capt.), H. Brereton, H. Cope, V. Coutie, V. Daniel, J. Fargie, J. Fitzpatrick, F. Harris, J. Hodgkins, G. McNeilage, B. Monk, L. Norman, H. Odgers, B. Parke, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Smith, J. Strong
Richmond (9.9.63) were defeated by Melbourne (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Bourke (3), T. Heaney (3), B. Burns, B. Mahoney, S. Price
Melbourne: V. Coutie (6), J. Hodgkins (2), J. Strong (2), H. Odgers
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 4 | RICH by 11 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Condon
(Richmond),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Condon
(Richmond),
Bernie Nolan
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ivor Lawson
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. James
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
A. Kenny,
H. Lampe
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourke, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Bourke, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Burns, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Chapman, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Condon, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Incigneri, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lawson, Ivor (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Megson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Neil, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ohlson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Price, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Schmidt, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tottey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 6 | ? | |
| Daniel, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fargie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hodgkins, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McNeilage, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Norman, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parke, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 8 | |||