1923 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1923 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1923 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), D. Don, D. Fraser, D. Griffiths, F. Harley, D. Hayes, M. Hislop, F. Huggard, H. James, J. Karthaus, B. McCaskill, N. McIntosh, J. Smith, J. Spain, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, G. Threlfall, G. Weatherill

Melbourne
P. Wilson (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Allen, M. Anthony, B. Corbett, H. Dunbar, T. Elliott, H. Harker, G. Heinz, J. Makin, D. Mollison, V. Moore, J. Robertson, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, P. Tulloh, A. Wilson

Richmond (11.17.83) defeated Melbourne (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (4), D. Don (2), F. Harley (2), G. Weatherill (2), H. James
Melbourne: H. Harker (4), G. Heinz (3), H. Dunbar, V. Moore, D. Taylor, P. Tulloh

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 July 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 11.17.83 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 3 5 . 10 6 . 11 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Melbourne 5 . 4 6 . 7 9 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 3 MELB by 18 RICH by 5 RICH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Percy Wilson (Melbourne)
Captains: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Percy Wilson (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Petrie

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
26 Fraser, Don ? ? 4 ?
12 Griffiths, Dave ? ? 0 ?
16 Harley, Frank ? ? 2 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
25 Huggard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
23 Karthaus, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 McCaskill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
22 Spain, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
28 Threlfall, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 17

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
4 Elliott, Tom ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 4 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 3 ?
22 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
34 Moore, Vern ? ? 1 ?
20 Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 1 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

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