1926 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1926 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1926 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Harry Pollock captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Richmond
H. Pollock (capt.), P. Bentley, D. Don, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Harris, D. Hayes, D. Lilburne, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, E. Taylor, J. Titus, G. Valentine
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, O. Green, B. Johnson, F. Jorgensen, B. Lawrence, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Richmond (10.8.68) were defeated by Melbourne (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Lynch (5), T. O'Halloran (2), L. Gallagher, D. Hayes, G. Robinson
Melbourne: H. Moyes (6), S. Wittman (3), D. Duff (2), B. Johnson, I. Warne-Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Harry Pollock
(Richmond),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lynch, Dave | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Pollock, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Taylor, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lawrence, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 16 | |||