1945 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1945 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 4 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Archibald, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, R. Latham, C. McLean, K. Molloy, J. Mueller, I. Porter, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, J. Stock
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, B. Edwards, D. Fraser, I. Hull, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, L. Smith, B. Waldron, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Melbourne (9.11.65) were defeated by Richmond (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), J. Mueller, I. Porter, R. Stabb
Richmond: S. Murray (4), D. Fraser (3), B. Morris (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Bawden, L. Smith
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Richmond | 7 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | RICH by 41 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 7 | |||