1915 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1915 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1915 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Jack McKenzie captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Jack McKenzie.

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), J. Cronk, A. Danks, A. Granger, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, H. James, B. Marshall, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, D. Moffatt, F. Morgan, B. Nolan, S. Reeves, J. Sheehan, R. Stewart, V. Thorp

Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Brake, H. Brereton, C. Bryan, T. Collins, J. Doubleday, J. Evans, A. Fraser, A. George, A. Gray, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, C. Lilley, B. McKenzie, R. Park, G. Walker

Richmond (8.12.60) were defeated by Melbourne (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Granger (2), C. Hall (2), H. James (2), B. Thomas (2)
Melbourne: H. Brereton (5), A. George, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, J. McKenzie, R. Park

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 June 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.12.60 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 2 . 5 7 . 12 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Melbourne 1 . 2 7 . 5 8 . 6 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin RICH by 7 MELB by 30 level MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (Richmond), Jack McKenzie (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Thomas (Richmond), Jack McKenzie (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: E. Barter, J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: F. Dainty, J. Kennedy

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Cronk, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Granger, Allan ? ? 2 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
18 Marshall, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
17 Morgan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Sheehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 2 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Brereton, Harry ? ? 5 ?
26 Bryan, Claude ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Tim ? ? 0 ?
27 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Fraser, Alex ? ? 0 ?
29 George, Alf ? ? 1 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
1 Hassett, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
28 Huntington, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Park, Roy ? ? 1 ?
20 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 11

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