1942 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1942 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1942 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, J. Hinson, I. Hull, D. Martin, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Randall, J. Reilly, J. Scott, R. Steele, J. Sullivan, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, L. Gibbs, A. La Fontaine, G. Lenne, H. McPherson, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, N. Smith, D. Walsh
Richmond (15.21.111) defeated Melbourne (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (3), J. Symons (3), J. Titus (3), J. Dyer (2), D. Martin (2), M. Oppy, J. Scott
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), F. Fanning (3), J. Mueller (2), B. Deans, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 21 | 15 | . | 21 | (111) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | level | RICH by 40 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Hinson, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Martin, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 21 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||