1930 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1930 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 17 of the 1930 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Allan Geddes 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, J. Collins, R. Conole, J. Davidson, W. Jackson, B. Johnson, H. Long, B. MacDonald, G. Margitich, W. Murray, E. Pemberton, H. Steel, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine, S. Wittman
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, M. Bolger, T. Dunne, J. Fincher, B. Foster, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by Richmond (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (4), B. Vanthoff (2), B. Johnson, H. Steel
Richmond: J. Titus (5), P. Bentley (3), M. Hunter (2), J. Baggott, F. Heifner
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1930 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1930
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,353
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jackson, Webber | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | MacDonald, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pemberton, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Steel, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dunne, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||