1933 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1933 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1933 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Colin Niven captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Billy Schmidt.
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), B. Avery, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, B. Johnson, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. McInnes, W. Murray, J. Power, J. Sambell, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Anderson, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, 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 (9.10.64) were defeated by Richmond (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (4), D. Hooper (2), R. Fischer, B. Johnson, C. Niven
Richmond: M. Hunter (4), J. Dyer (3), D. Strang (3), P. Bentley (2), F. Heifner, G. Strang
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1933 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1933
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,583
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | level | RICH by 6 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Billy Schmidt
(Richmond)
Captains:
Colin Niven
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurie Sheahan | RICH | 4 | 3 |
| Eric Glass | MELB | 16 | 2 |
| Stan Judkins | RICH | 6 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | McInnes, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sambell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||