1950 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1950 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 13 of the 1950 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Shane McGrath captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors with Don Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
S. McGrath (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Collins, Denis Cordner, Don Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, M. Jeffers, B. Johnston, C. Love, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, C. O'Toole, A. Pound, A. Rodda, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), J. Atkinson, C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Burge, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, R. Irvine, J. Nix, R. Poulter, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, J. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne (13.16.94) defeated Richmond (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. McGivern (3), D. Cordner (2), A. Pound (2), G. Bickford, L. Dockett, M. Jeffers, B. McKenzie, A. Rodda, J. Thomson
Richmond: J. Atkinson (2), R. Poulter (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Morris, G. Spring, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | RICH by 13 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Shane McGrath
(Melbourne),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Don Fraser
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Jeffers, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | O'Toole, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pound, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Atkinson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||