1947 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1947 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 15 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
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.), L. Arnold, D. Cordner, B. Deans, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Bourke, F. Burge, R. Durham, D. Fraser, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, N. Ross, D. Rowe, W. Russell, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, B. Wilson
Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Richmond (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), L. Arnold (2), A. Rodda (2), A. Dullard, F. Scanlan, N. Smith
Richmond: J. Dyer (2), D. Rowe (2), B. Wilson (2), F. Bourke, D. Fraser, N. Ross, W. Russell, L. Taylor
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,574
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
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