1951 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1951 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 7 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, N. Clarke, G. Collins, J. Cordner, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, A. Krause, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Robinson, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), K. Albiston, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, M. Currie, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Richmond (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), B. Smeaton (2), J. Thomson (2), L. Dockett, E. Jackson
Richmond: R. Poulter (4), R. Horwood (2), B. Morris (2), K. Albiston, A. Cooke, J. O'Rourke, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Monday 11 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
51,061
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Krause, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||