1947 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1947 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Bourke, F. Burge, D. Calverley, K. Colls, F. Cook, R. Evans, D. Fraser, V. Hill, L. Jones, L. Merrett, R. Potter, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, W. Russell, P. Sherman, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Melbourne
L. Arnold, G. Bickford, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Hall, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan
Richmond (10.12.72) were defeated by Melbourne (18.12.120).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (4), B. Wilson (2), K. Albiston, J. Dyer, V. Hill, R. Potter
Melbourne: F. Fanning (9), F. O'Connor (3), L. Arnold (2), A. Dullard (2), A. Rodda (2)
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Margin | MELB by 26 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 54 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Colls, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Potter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | |||