1950 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1950 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1950 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts with Don Fraser as vice-captain.
Shane McGrath captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), K. Albiston, C. Austen, F. Burge, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, R. Horwood, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, D. Bedford, G. Bickford, K. Carlon, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, G. McGivern, A. McGowan, N. McMahen, A. Rodda, K. Rollason, S. Rule, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Richmond (10.12.72) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (4), R. Ednie (3), K. Albiston, B. Morris, J. Nix
Melbourne: K. Rollason (5), Denis Cordner (2), Don Cordner, G. McGivern, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | RICH by 3 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Don Fraser
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bedford, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carlon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McGowan, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rollason, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||