1932 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1932 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1932 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. Frank Vine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, B. Benton, M. Bolger, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, E. Zschech

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), B. Adams, B. Avery, P. Beames, R. Conole, J. Davidson, A. Dickens, B. Earle, D. Hooper, B. Johnson, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, A. Roberts, B. Tymms, B. Vanthoff, I. Warne-Smith

Richmond (12.18.90) defeated Melbourne (10.6.66).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (3), B. Benton (3), J. Titus (3), G. Strang (2), D. Strang
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), G. Margitich (3), A. Dickens, B. Vanthoff

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 July 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 12.18.90 - 10.6.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 16 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 5 5 . 6 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Margin RICH by 28 RICH by 33 RICH by 34 RICH by 24 RICH by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Frank Vine (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Stan Judkins RICH 6 3
Arthur Dickens MELB 9 2
Jimmy Davidson MELB 29 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 3 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 3 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 1 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 3 ?
2 Twyford, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 18

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 5 ?
17 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 3 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 1 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 6

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