1948 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1948 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1948 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Don Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, R. Durham, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, J. Watson, B. Wilson
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, S. Rule, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Richmond (12.12.84) were defeated by Melbourne (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Evans (3), B. Wilson (2), J. Dyer, D. Fraser, B. Morris, M. Oppy, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, S. Tomlins
Melbourne: L. Arnold (4), L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, B. McKenzie, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, M. Spittle
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 15 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Don Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Robinson, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||