1935 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1935 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1935 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, C. Jordon, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), J. Ball, P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, C. Longhurst, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, A. Roberts, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Richmond (18.20.128) defeated Melbourne (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (8), H. Edmonds (3), D. Baxter (2), P. Bentley (2), J. Dyer, D. Harris, R. Martin
Melbourne: M. Gibb (4), B. Libbis (3), R. Fischer (2), R. Wartman (2), P. Beames, J. Mueller, B. Taylor
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 20 | 18 | . | 20 | (128) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Frood
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jordon, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 20 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||