1925 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1925 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1925 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. Bert Chadwick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), T. Bourke, D. Don, R. Empey, A. Geddes, F. Harley, J. Harrison, J. Huggard, B. McCaskill, B. McCormack, M. Morris, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Smith, V. Thorp, F. Wood, S. Yates

Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, G. Donnelly, H. Dunbar, G. Heinz, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, J. Sullivan, D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman

Richmond (9.16.70) drew with Melbourne (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Don (2), J. Huggard (2), T. Bourke, R. Empey, F. Harley, M. Morris, G. Rudolph
Melbourne: C. Deane (3), D. Mollison (2), H. Moyes (2), H. Davie, B. Shelton, S. Wittman

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 June 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond drew with Melbourne
Score: 9.16.70 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 5 5 . 8 6 . 13 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Melbourne 2 . 2 8 . 4 8 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin RICH by 3 MELB by 14 MELB by 6 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Bert Chadwick (Melbourne)
Captains: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Bert Chadwick (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Orchard

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Bourke, Ted ? ? 1 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Harley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
2 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
19 Huggard, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 McCaskill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Morris, Mel ? ? 1 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Robinson, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Wood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Yates, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 16

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 3 ?
5 Donnelly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 2 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 2 ?
20 Shelton, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

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