1915 VFL Season Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1915 between Melbourne and Richmond during round one of the 1915 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at the MCG. Jack McKenzie captained the hosts. Bill Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

Melbourne (12.10.82) defeated Richmond (11.7.73).

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 24 April 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 7,385

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 12.10.82 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 8 6 . 9 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Richmond 2 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 7 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin RICH by 13 RICH by 20 RICH by 16 MELB by 9 MELB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Jack McKenzie
Coach: Jack McKenzie

Richmond

Captain: Bill Thomas
Coach: Charlie Ricketts

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Goal Umpires

J. Monohan
F. Sigmont

Boundary Umpires

S. Campton
F. Dainty

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 3 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Brereton, Harry ? ? 1 ?
26 Bryan, Claude ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Tim ? ? 2 ?
27 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Franklin, Roy ? ? 0 ?
12 Hendrie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Huntington, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 Incigneri, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Johnston, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Lowell, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
18 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Park, Roy ? ? 3 ?
20 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Frank ? ? 2 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
12 Martyn, Perc ? ? 2 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Ohlson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 2 ?
20 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Wilson, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 7

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