1946 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1946 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1946 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. Calverley, F. Cook, J. Eames, D. Fraser, L. Jones, A. Kemp, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, S. Murray, P. Nagle, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, N. Ross, D. Rowe, G. Smeaton, J. Turner, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, E. Rowarth, S. Rule
Richmond (9.16.70) were defeated by Melbourne (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Mooney (3), L. Jones (2), J. Dyer, S. Murray, P. Nagle, N. Ross
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), F. Fanning (2), J. Mitchell (2), E. O'Rourke (2), A. Byfield
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Eames, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Nagle, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Turner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||