1915 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1915 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1915 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at 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
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, H. Brereton, C. Bryan, T. Collins, J. Doubleday, J. Evans, R. Franklin, B. Hendrie, J. Huntington, L. Incigneri, T. Johnston, C. Lilley, R. Lowell, B. McKenzie, R. Park, G. Walker
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), A. Bettles, A. Danks, C. Hall, R. Hede, F. Hughes, H. James, B. Mahoney, P. Martyn, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, J. McDonald, D. Moffatt, B. Nolan, T. Ohlson, S. Reeves, N. Richardson, L. Wilson
Melbourne (12.10.82) defeated Richmond (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Allen (3), R. Park (3), T. Collins (2), J. Huntington (2), J. Baquie, H. Brereton
Richmond: C. Hall (2), F. Hughes (2), P. Martyn (2), S. Reeves (2), B. Mahoney, B. Nolan, T. Ohlson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne),
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack McKenzie
(Melbourne),
Bill Thomas
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Monohan,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
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, Percy | ? | ? | 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 | |||