1919 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1919 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 3 of the 1919 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
George Heinz captained the hosts.
Bill Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, J. Connole, G. Coulter, R. Gibb, A. Gray, C. Hall, J. House, J. Huntington, C. Kenney, B. Love, P. Love, H. Matthews, B. McKenzie, A. McLean, A. Salvado, E. Tonkin, G. Walker
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, L. Burke, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Fehring, C. Hall, B. Herbert, E. Hood, D. Moffatt, S. Morris, J. Shand, J. Smith, V. Thorp, G. Threlfall, B. Weatherill, G. Weatherill
Melbourne (7.7.49) were defeated by Richmond (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Tonkin (2), J. Connole, G. Heinz, J. Huntington, C. Kenney, P. Love
Richmond: C. Hall (3), B. Weatherill (3), G. Bayliss (2), D. Don, J. Smith, G. Threlfall
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
6,006
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
Norm Clark
(Richmond)
Captains:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
Bill Thomas
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Collins
Boundary Umpire:
Harris
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Connole, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coulter, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gibb, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | House, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Kenney, Con | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Love, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Love, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLean, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Salvado, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Carew, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Fehring, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hood, Edmund | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morris, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Threlfall, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Weatherill, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Weatherill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 14 | |||