1919 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1919 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1919 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Clarrie Hall captained the hosts. George Heinz captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by George Heinz.

Richmond
C. Hall (capt.), P. Abbott, T. Aumann, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Fehring, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Hughes, H. James, S. Morris, J. Smith, W. Stott, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill, H. Weatherill

Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), C. Armstrong, J. Baquie, B. Bodington, E. Chisholm, A. Farrow, A. Grigg, C. Hall, C. Kenney, C. Lilley, L. Little, H. Matthews, A. Mawhinney, L. Salvana, B. Shelton, E. Tonkin, G. Walker, I. Warne-Smith

Richmond (9.18.72) defeated Melbourne (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bayliss (4), D. Don (2), C. Hall (2), S. Morris
Melbourne: A. Farrow (2), A. Grigg, G. Heinz, C. Lilley, B. Shelton, I. Warne-Smith

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 9.18.72 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 6 2 . 10 5 . 15 9 . 18 9 . 18 (72)
Melbourne 2 . 0 5 . 3 6 . 3 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin RICH by 6 MELB by 11 RICH by 6 RICH by 24 RICH by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Clark (Richmond), George Heinz (Melbourne)
Captains: Clarrie Hall (Richmond), George Heinz (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Collins

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Aumann, Ted ? ? 0 ?
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 4 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
25 Fehring, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie (c) ? ? 2 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Stott, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Weatherill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 18

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Bodington, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Chisholm, Eric ? ? 0 ?
25 Farrow, Alec ? ? 2 ?
32 Grigg, Archie ? ? 1 ?
26 Hall, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Kenney, Con ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
31 Little, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
20 Mawhinney, Alec ? ? 0 ?
24 Salvana, Lou ? ? 0 ?
30 Shelton, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Tonkin, Eric ? ? 0 ?
16 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 6

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