TIGERS HAVE THEIR REVENGE - Melbourne Easily Defeated in Return Match RICHMOND HAS NOT PLAYED ST. KILDA AT ST. HILDA SINCE 1924. TIGERS FIELD SAME TEAM FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS. Richmond v. Melbourne - Richmond Guardian (Vic. : 1884 - 1885; 1894 - 1897; 1900 - 1930) - 23 Jul 1927 (original) (raw)

TIGERS HAVE THEIR REVENGE

Melbourne Easily Defeated in Return Match

RICHMOND HAS NOT PLAYED ST. KILDA AT ST. HILDA SINCE 1924.

TIGERS FIELD SAME TEAM FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS.

By P. H. MAYBURY, (ex-Captain of Richmond).

Another huge crowd of 35,000 people

Saturday in expectation of seeing a

skilful and close contest between , the

local eighteen and Melbourne.

match, as defeat meant another four i

points lost in the race for a place in :

were all that could be wished 1 for, .but, j

after the rain of the week.

say that the crowd received a disa.p-1

poinitment is putting it mildly, for not

once during the whole game did 1 the j

Fuchsias appear to have a chance of.

were toiling away in the rear, and were

hopelessly outclassed 1 by the Tigers in,

every department of the game.

margin of 31 points in Richmond's favor

at the end of the match hardly illustrates

sides, and I think this could 1 have been

increased with a little more effort from

After gaining a lead of 24 points in

the. first quarter, they seemed satisfied

to remain that far in advance, instead

of going "all out" for a big score to

build up the percentage. This opinion

may not be shared by all, but the fact

remains that Melbourne was a weak

side last Saturday, and^ it was hard

to believe you were looking at the premiers

It is only fair to mention they were

without the 'help of Johnson, Deane,

Dunbar and Moyes, in addition to having

Wittman and Thomas injured during

the match. However, the Tigers

won, so I suppose we should 1 all be satisfied,

and as stated before, were never

asked' to "gallop" to win by 31 points.

Goal-kickers—Weidner (3), Fincher

(2), Rudc$Jph, Huggard, Baggott,