1948 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1948 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 15 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, C. Cox, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, D. Hardie, W. Lock, N. McMahen, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, R. Durham, R. Evans, F. Howard, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, C. Watson, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne (6.8.44) were defeated by Richmond (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Craddock (2), N. McMahen (2), C. Cox, F. O'Connor
Richmond: S. Tomlins (5), K. Albiston (3), J. Dyer (3), J. Stokes (2), R. Poulter, D. Rowe
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
40,692
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 16 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 62 | RICH by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Cox, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hardie, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robinson, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Howard, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Watson, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||