1929 VFL Season Round 10: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1929 between Melbourne and Richmond during round ten of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at the MCG. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts. Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Melbourne (10.8.68) defeated Richmond (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 6 July 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 18,048

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 10.8.68 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 5 7 . 6 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Richmond 2 . 3 5 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin RICH by 2 MELB by 1 RICH by 2 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

Richmond

Captain: Dooley Lilburne
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. McNab

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
37 Cassidy, George ? ? 1 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
7 Driver, Vince ? ? 0 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Green, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
24 Haw, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Jones, Tom ? ? 2 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 MacDonald, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 4 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 1 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 2 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Dunne, Tom ? ? 0 ?
33 Empey, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Ryan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

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