1935 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1935 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 15 of the 1935 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, E. Glass, G. Jones, L. Jones, H. Long, C. Longhurst, P. McNamara, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, N. Smith, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, G. Strang, J. Symons, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Melbourne (10.8.68) were defeated by Richmond (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), L. Jones (2), N. Smith (2), P. Beames, J. Bennett, M. Gibb
Richmond: B. Foster (3), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, P. Bentley, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, R. Martin, J. Titus
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,572
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||