1951 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1951 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1951 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, B. Gleeson, R. Horwood, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, R. Reiffel, J. Ritchie, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, F. Ryan, P. Schofield, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, A. Daly, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, R. Lane, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, G. O'Keeffe, K. Robinson, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Richmond (18.16.124) defeated Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Schofield (7), R. Horwood (2), R. Poulter (2), B. Boland, A. Cooke, B. Gleeson, B. Morris, G. Spring, R. Stokes, R. Wright
Melbourne: N. Clarke (6), D. Cordner (2), A. Daly, D. Heywood, T. McLean, R. McMahon, G. O'Keeffe, M. Woods
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gleeson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Reiffel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | |||