1943 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1943 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 5 of the 1943 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb, E. Hart, B. Herbert, D. Hewson, K. Levey, H. McPherson, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan, D. Walsh
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, A. Brannan, K. Curran, N. Doherty, R. Durham, B. Edwards, E. Ford, D. Harris, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, B. McIlveen, L. Merrett, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, J. Scott, R. Steele, J. Sullivan, J. Titus
Melbourne (17.11.113) were defeated by Richmond (21.15.141).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), P. Beames (2), Denis Cordner (2), R. Dowsing (2), A. Dullard (2), M. Gibb (2), Don Cordner, A. Rodda
Richmond: D. Harris (5), A. Brannan (4), K. Curran (4), J. Dyer (3), J. Scott (3), L. Ablett, L. Merrett
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1943
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 15 | (141) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Hart, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Brannan, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Doherty, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ford, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McIlveen, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 15 | |||