1914 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1914 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1914 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Thomas captained the hosts.
Len Incigneri captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Len Incigneri.
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), A. Bettles, A. Danks, T. Farrell, C. Hall, B. Herbert, F. Hughes, H. James, T. Keggin, B. Mahoney, P. Maybury, B. McKendry, B. Nolan, S. Reeves, N. Richardson, W. Rogers, D. Smith, V. Thorp
Melbourne
L. Incigneri (capt.), B. Allen, A. Best, H. Britter, T. Collins, J. Connole, J. Evans, V. Gordon, A. Gray, B. Hendrie, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, R. MacDonald, B. McKenzie, B. Quinn, B. Trahair, G. Walker, A. Williamson
Richmond (14.11.95) defeated Melbourne (6.17.53).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Keggin (3), D. Smith (3), C. Hall (2), B. Mahoney (2), P. Maybury (2), F. Hughes, H. James
Melbourne: B. Trahair (2), A. Best, T. Collins, L. Incigneri, B. Quinn
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1914 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 8 June 1914
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 47 | RICH by 42 | RICH by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond),
Len Incigneri
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(Richmond),
Len Incigneri
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
S. Campton,
B. Moxham
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Farrell, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McKendry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rogers, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Smith, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| 28 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Best, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Britter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Collins, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Connole, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gordon, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Incigneri, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lugton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | MacDonald, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Trahair, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Williamson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 17 | |||