1941 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1941 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 11 of the 1941 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Jack Titus captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Titus.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman, M. Wilson
Richmond
J. Titus (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, K. Brooks, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, I. Hull, L. Maguire, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, B. White
Melbourne (14.24.108) defeated Richmond (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (3), R. Wartman (3), R. Baggott (2), P. Beames (2), A. Dullard, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, W. Lock
Richmond: J. Titus (5), L. Smith (3)
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,765
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 24 | 14 | . | 24 | (108) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 24 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brooks, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | White, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||