1928 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1928 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1928 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Donald Don captained the hosts. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Richmond
D. Don (capt.), R. Baker, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, R. Empey, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, F. Goding, D. Harris, S. Judkins, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson, B. Latham, T. McConville, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman

Richmond (11.13.79) defeated Melbourne (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
Richmond: H. Weidner (3), R. Baker, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, F. Goding, S. Judkins, T. O'Halloran, J. Titus
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), S. Wittman (2), J. Abernethy, H. White

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 August 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 11.13.79 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 2 3 . 6 7 . 9 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 6 6 . 7 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin RICH by 6 MELB by 18 RICH by 8 RICH by 29 RICH by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Donald Don (Richmond), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Baker, Reg ? ? 1 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 0 ?
7 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald (c) ? ? 1 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 1 ?
31 Goding, Fred ? ? 1 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 1 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
19 Lunn, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
18 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 3 ?
39 Latham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 8

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