1943 VFL Qualifying Round 4: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1943 between Richmond and Melbourne during the fourth qualifying round of the 1943 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, F. Bourke, A. Brannan, J. Broadstock, L. Cahill, R. Durham, D. Harris, R. Hunt, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, R. Steele, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, C. Bradley, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, F. Deayton, J. Doherty, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, K. Levey, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, C. Newman, K. Shadbolt, R. Shalless, N. Smith
Richmond (15.19.109) defeated Melbourne (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (3), R. Quinn (3), F. Bourke (2), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, L. Cahill, J. Dyer, A. Kemp, M. Oppy, J. Titus
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), B. Herbert (3), R. Shalless (3), J. Minnis (2), G. Archibald
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | RICH by 44 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Brannan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Cahill, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hunt, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Shadbolt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Shalless, Ralph | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 13 | |||