1920 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1920 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 7 of the 1920 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. George Heinz captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, C. Bryan, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, A. Farrow, G. Garlick, A. Gray, H. Harker, J. House, J. Huntington, S. Hutcheson, C. Lilley, L. Little, H. Matthews, H. Odgers, C. Streeter, G. Walker

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Hughes, H. James, N. McIntosh, D. Moffatt, S. Morris, J. Smith, W. Stott, V. Thorp, G. Weatherill

Melbourne (10.8.68) were defeated by Richmond (12.16.88).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Chadwick (2), G. Heinz (2), B. Allen, H. Harker, J. Huntington, L. Little, H. Matthews, C. Streeter
Richmond: G. Bayliss (2), D. Don (2), C. Hall (2), B. Herbert (2), F. Hughes (2), H. James (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 12 June 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,712

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 10.8.68 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 1 5 . 3 10 . 4 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Richmond 5 . 3 8 . 8 9 . 11 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin RICH by 2 RICH by 23 RICH by 1 RICH by 20 RICH by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerald Brosnan (Melbourne), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Captains: George Heinz (Melbourne), Dan Minogue (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
25 Bryan, Claude ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 2 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
29 Garlick, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Heinz, George (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Huntington, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Hutcheson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Little, Leo ? ? 1 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 1 ?
12 Odgers, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
28 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 2 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 2 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Stott, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 16

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