Round 7, 1911
Melbourne vs Richmond
Monday 5 June
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,130
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 6.12.48 |
| Richmond | 3.3 | 5.10 | 6.11 | 9.15.69 |
Richmond win by 21 points
Goalkickers: Harry Brereton 2, Mal Kennedy 2, Vin Coutie 1, Bill Hickey 1
Milestones:
Last Game
Ken Edgar
Last MFC Game
Ben Sheppard
First Goal
Bill Hickey (3rd game)
150 Games
Vin Coutie
Wally Naismith (also with Fitzroy)
Despite rain fallin gthroughout the day the two sides played a high standard match. Melbourne goalled first through Coutie, but by quarter time the two sides were locked together on 3.3 apiece.
Melbourne had a slight advantage from the wind in the second quarter but failed to use it and added just three points for before half time. They struck back in the third, narrowing the gap to eight but Richmond had better stamina and ran away to a comfortable win in the last quarter.
Best were Tompkins, Allan and Coutie.
Links
Argus - 06/06/1911