1926 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1926 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 5 of the 1926 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Mel Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Mel Morris.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, C. Deane, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, H. White, S. Wittman
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, T. Bourke, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Hayes, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, R. Reid, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Smith, G. Valentine
Melbourne (19.8.122) defeated Richmond (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (9), H. Moyes (3), J. Abernethy (2), B. Johnson (2), D. Taylor, I. Warne-Smith, H. White
Richmond: J. James (2), G. Rudolph (2), P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, L. Gallagher, D. Hayes, K. Millar, M. Morris, G. Robinson, G. Valentine
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,628
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 2 | 16 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 8 | (122) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | MELB by 22 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Mel Morris
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Mel Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Barlow
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 19 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Boromeo, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Reid, Reuben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 17 | |||