1921 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1921 between Melbourne and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at the MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by Richmond (12.6.78).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 27 August 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 13,832

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 8.11.59 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 5 . 7 7 . 11 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Richmond 4 . 0 8 . 0 9 . 1 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 11 RICH by 2 RICH by 19 RICH by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Richmond

Captain: Dan Minogue
Coach: Dan Minogue

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
22 Bruce, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 2 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 1 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Long, Fred ? ? 0 ?
11 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 6 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 1 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel ? ? 1 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
13 Turnbull, Norm ? ? 1 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 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