1949 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1949 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 11 of the 1949 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
Don Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, E. Jackson, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule, M. Spittle, L. Toyne, M. Woods
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, K. Dillon, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, N. Ross, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, K. Webb, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne (14.17.101) defeated Richmond (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (3), J. Mueller (3), A. Rodda (3), E. Craddock (2), B. McKenzie (2), B. Deans
Richmond: J. Nix (2), K. Albiston, J. Dyer, R. Evans, L. Jones, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,934
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Webb, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||