1926 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1926 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1926 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Mel Morris captained the hosts.
Bill Adams captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), B. Boromeo, T. Bourke, D. Don, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Smith, G. Valentine, G. Waterhouse, H. Weidner
Fitzroy
B. Adams (capt.), B. Carey, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, A. Dickens, G. Gordon, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, R. Knipe, G. McCracken, B. Merrick, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, V. Truman, L. Warren
Richmond (18.8.116) defeated Fitzroy (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. O'Halloran (4), L. Gallagher (3), J. James (3), K. Millar (2), M. Morris (2), B. Boromeo, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (4), J. Millen (2), B. Carey, R. Knipe
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 4 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 56 | RICH by 58 | RICH by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Bill Adams
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Mutch
Boundary Umpire:
B. Greenwood
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Boromeo, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Waterhouse, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Carey, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gordon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Knipe, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrick, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Truman, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Warren, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||