1929 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1929 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 10 of the 1929 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at 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
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, G. Cassidy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, V. Driver, T. Esposito, O. Green, J. Haw, T. Jones, H. Long, B. MacDonald, W. Murray, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, F. Vine
Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Benton, T. Dunne, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, S. Ryan, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Melbourne (10.8.68) defeated Richmond (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Taylor (4), T. Jones (2), J. Abernethy, G. Cassidy, J. Davidson, F. Vine
Richmond: P. Bentley (2), M. Hunter (2), J. McCormack (2), R. Empey, J. Fincher, H. Weidner
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Dooley Lilburne
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||