1912 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1912 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 8 of the 1912 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Alf George captained the hosts.
Ted Ohlson captained the visitors with Ted Farrell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), H. Brereton, J. Bristow, H. Cope, V. Daniel, J. Evans, J. Fitzpatrick, F. Harris, B. Hendrie, T. Lane, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, J. Pearce, T. Politz, H. Purse, J. Strong, H. Tomkins
Richmond
T. Ohlson (capt.), T. Farrell (vice-capt.), B. Burns, A. Danks, B. Herbert, H. James, B. Jones, T. Keggin, M. Maguire, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, A. O'Donoghue, L. Oliver, A. Pattison, D. Price, S. Reeves, P. Smith, V. Thorp
Melbourne (14.14.98) defeated Richmond (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (8), B. Monk (2), J. Fitzpatrick, B. Hendrie, T. Lane, J. Strong
Richmond: H. James, M. Maguire, A. O'Donoghue, L. Oliver
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,970
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | MELB by 10 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Charlie Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Alf George
(Melbourne),
Ted Ohlson
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ted Farrell
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
P. Devine
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Daniel, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 29 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Politz, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Burns, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Farrell, Ted (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Maguire, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McCashney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Donoghue, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Ohlson, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Oliver, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Pattison, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Price, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Smith, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 9 | |||