1949 VFL Season Round 11: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1949 between Melbourne and Richmond during round eleven of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Richmond at the 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 (14.17.101) defeated Richmond (9.9.63).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 14.17.101 - 9.9.63

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

Melbourne

Captain: Don Cordner
Coach: Allan La Fontaine

Richmond

Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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 50s