1945 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1945 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1945 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), D. Balfour, K. Barnewall, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, S. Cartwright, B. Edwards, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, N. Ross, J. Scott, G. Styles, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, B. Edge, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, C. Newman, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Richmond (13.14.92) defeated Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Burge (4), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney (2), J. Broadstock, J. Dyer, L. Maguire, N. Ross, J. Scott
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), N. Smith (3), R. Baggott, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, E. O'Rourke, R. Stabb
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Barnewall, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Cartwright, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Styles, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Edge, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||