1923 VFL Season Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1923 between Melbourne and Richmond during round one of the 1923 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 (7.8.50) were defeated by Richmond (7.13.55).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 5 May 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,939

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 7.8.50 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 8 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Richmond 2 . 2 4 . 6 4 . 9 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin MELB by 7 RICH by 2 MELB by 11 RICH by 5 RICH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Richmond

Captain: Dan Minogue
Coach: Dan Minogue

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Reilly

Boundary Umpires

M. Madden

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Anthony, Mick WR ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert RU ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob C ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry FB ? 0 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry FF ? 1 ?
15 Heinz, George RO ? 2 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie BPR ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek CHF ? 0 ?
34 Moore, Vern FPL ? 1 ?
13 Shelton, Bill RU ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick FPR ? 2 ?
3 Thomas, Ted HBFL ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy HFFR ? 0 ?
20 Wilson, Alf WL ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George FF ? 3 ?
30 Brady, Rob C ? 0 ?
8 Brunning, Herbie WL ? 0 ?
12 Griffiths, Dave CHF ? 0 ?
16 Harley, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug FPL ? 0 ?
9 Hislop, Gordon HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Hislop, Max CHB ? 0 ?
18 Hughes, Frank HFFR ? 1 ?
4 James, Hughie RU ? 2 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm BPR ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) RU ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel FPR ? 0 ?
14 Oakley, Loyal WR ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie FB ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic BPL ? 0 ?
13 Turnbull, Norm RO ? 0 ?
28 Weatherill, George HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Percy Wilson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 V. Thorp 7 E. Taylor 3 N. McIntosh 17 B. Chadwick

35 D. Taylor 5 H. Harker 34 V. Moore 13 B. Shelton

FORWARD 15 G. Heinz

HALF-BACK



16 F. Harley 6 M. Hislop 9 G. Hislop



18 P. Tulloh 16 D. Mollison 25 P. Wilson (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 H. Brunning 30 R. Brady 14 L. Oakley



7 M. Anthony 12 B. Corbett 20 A. Wilson FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 H. James

HALF-FORWARD 1 D. Minogue (c)

28 G. Weatherill 12 D. Griffiths 18 F. Hughes 13 N. Turnbull

9 C. Streeter 22 J. Makin 3 T. Thomas



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 D. Hayes 2 G. Bayliss 11 M. Morris



8 C. Lilley 19 H. Coy 2 J. Flanagan



BACK



Richmond Coach: Dan Minogue

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Harry Harker behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 ??:??
MELB Bill Shelton goal 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 ??:??
MELB Harry Harker behind 1.2.8 - 0.0.0 ??:??
MELB Vern Moore behind 1.3.9 - 0.0.0 ??:??
RICH Hughie James goal 1.3.9 - 1.0.6 ??:??
MELB George Heinz goal 2.3.15 - 1.0.6 ??:??
MELB Harry Harker goal 3.3.21 - 1.0.6 ??:??
RICH Frank Hughes behind 3.3.21 - 1.1.7 ??:??
RICH 3.3.21 - ?.?.? ??:??
RICH 3.3.21 - 2.2.14 ??:??
Q2 RICH George Bayliss behind 3.3.21 - 2.3.15 ??:??
RICH Frank Hughes goal 3.3.21 - 3.3.21 ??:??
RICH George Bayliss goal 3.3.21 - 4.3.27 ??:??
MELB Harry Harker behind 3.4.22 - 4.3.27 ??:??
MELB George Heinz goal 4.4.28 - 4.3.27 ??:??
RICH George Bayliss behind 4.4.28 - 4.4.28 ??:??
RICH unknown behind ?.?.? - 4.5.29 ??:??
RICH unknown behind 4.4.28 - 4.6.30 ??:??
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