1942 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1942 between Melbourne and Richmond during round two of the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at Punt Road Oval. Keith Truscott captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Melbourne (18.9.117) were defeated by Richmond (30.16.196).

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 16 May 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 18.9.117 - 30.16.196

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 4 16 . 8 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Richmond 4 . 2 14 . 8 18 . 8 30 . 16 30 . 16 (196)
Margin MELB by 1 RICH by 52 RICH by 12 RICH by 79 RICH by 79
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Keith Truscott (acting)
Coach: Percy Beames

Richmond

Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Archibald, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 6 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
27 Deayton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
34 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 2 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
8 Hewson, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan ? ? 2 ?
13 Lenne, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 O'Keefe, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Shearer, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 3 ?
3 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Truscott, Keith (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 9

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 3 ?
30 Brannan, Andy ? ? 1 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 4 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Ford, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
21 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 7 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 2 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Russell, Wally ? ? 4 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 30 16

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s