1926 VFL Season Round 5: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1926 between Melbourne and Richmond during round five of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at the 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 (19.8.122) defeated Richmond (12.17.89).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 19.8.122 - 12.17.89

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

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Bert Chadwick

Richmond

Captain: Mel Morris
Coach: Mel Morris

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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