1912 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1912 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1912 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
In the absence of Ted Ohlson, vice-captain Ted Farrell captained the hosts.
Alf George captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Alec Hall.
Richmond
T. Farrell (capt.), B. Bowden, A. Danks, G. Gibson, C. Hall, B. Herbert, B. Jones, T. Keggin, F. Love, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, D. Moffatt, L. Oliver, D. Price, S. Reeves, P. Sheehan, V. Thorp, H. Walker
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, J. Bristow, H. Cope, J. Evans, B. Hendrie, H. Joolen, T. Lane, M. Maguire, B. McKenzie, B. Monk, W. Naismith, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, H. Purse, H. Tomkins, T. Wellington
Richmond (9.9.63) were defeated by Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Keggin (4), T. Farrell, C. Hall, B. Herbert, B. Jones, V. Thorp
Melbourne: H. Brereton (6), H. Joolen (2), H. Cope, A. George, M. Maguire
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | RICH by 25 | MELB by 7 | RICH by 4 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Pannam
(Richmond),
Alec Hall
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Farrell
(Richmond),
Alf George
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Boyle
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
P. Devine
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
F. Pierce
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Farrell, Ted (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gibson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Love, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McCashney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Oliver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Price, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheehan, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Walker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Bristow, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Joolen, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Maguire, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wellington, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 7 | |||