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Melbourne vs Richmond Match Centre

Saturday 4-May-1940
Final Round 2
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
122 18.14
99 14.15
Richmond Coach: Perce Bentley
Richmond logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 23 MEL by 23
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

30 Alby Rodda — · Position unavailable 17 Allan La Fontaine — · Position unavailable 3 Bill Baxter — · Position unavailable 19 Frank Roberts — · Position unavailable 1 Gordon Jones — · Position unavailable 11 Harold Ball — · Position unavailable 7 Hugh Murnane — · Position unavailable 12 Jack Mueller — · Position unavailable 29 Jack OKeefe — · Position unavailable 5 Keith Truscott — · Position unavailable 10 Maurie Gibb — · Position unavailable 4 Norm Smith — · Position unavailable 24 Percy Beames — · Position unavailable 23 Ray Wartman — · Position unavailable 9 Richie Emselle — · Position unavailable 15 Ron Baggott — · Position unavailable 31 Ron Barassi — · Position unavailable 8 Rowley Fischer — · Position unavailable 36 Syd Anderson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Richmond

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

10 Alan McDonald — · Position unavailable 2 Bert Edwards — · Position unavailable 21 Bill Cosgrove — · Position unavailable 23 Bob Bawden — · Position unavailable 11 Charlie Priestley — · Position unavailable 20 Dick Harris — · Position unavailable 24 George Smeaton — · Position unavailable 27 Ian Hull — · Position unavailable 15 Jack Cotter — · Position unavailable 18 Jack Crane — · Position unavailable 6 Jack Scott — · Position unavailable 19 Jack Symons — · Position unavailable 12 Jack Titus — · Position unavailable 16 Kevin ONeill — · Position unavailable 8 Laird Smith — · Position unavailable 5 Maurie OConnell — · Position unavailable 1 Perce Bentley — · Position unavailable 7 Ray Martin — · Position unavailable 4 Ray Steele — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.46.32.46.3122
RIC2.45.43.54.299

Match Leaders

Goals
4
3 tied leaders
Norm SmithMEL
Behinds
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SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
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Team Stats

MELRIC

Scoring / Attack

18Goals14
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Richmond by 23 points, 122–99.

Melbourne extended a 10-point three-quarter-time lead with a 39–26 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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