1944 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1944 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Dick Harris captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Harris and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Richmond
D. Harris (capt.), B. Bawden, P. Bice, F. Cook, K. Curran, B. Edwards, A. Kemp, A. Lewis, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, D. Cordner, B. Crimmins, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, W. Lewis, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, J. Mueller, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, J. Stock
Richmond (17.8.110) defeated Melbourne (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Curran (4), L. Merrett (3), B. Randall (3), B. Bawden (2), D. Harris (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Waldron
Melbourne: R. Dowsing (4), J. Mueller (3), B. Herbert, W. Lewis
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | RICH by 25 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 56 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Harris
(Richmond),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Harris
(Richmond),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Bice, Perc | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Crimmins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 15 | |||