1936 VFL Round 11: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1936 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1936 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine 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. Cotter, J. Dyer, D. Guinane, I. Hull, C. Jordon, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, C. O'Brien, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, B. Taylor, R. Wartman
Richmond (15.13.103) were defeated by Melbourne (17.10.112).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), P. Bentley (4), D. Baxter (3), C. Jordon, R. Martin
Melbourne: L. Reiffel (5), E. Glass (4), N. Smith (3), P. Beames, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, J. Mueller, B. Taylor
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1936 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1936
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Margin | RICH by 2 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 5 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jordon, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Brien, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 10 | |||