1909 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1909 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1909 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Dick Condon captained the hosts with Ivor Lawson as vice-captain. Jim Sharp captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Condon.

Richmond
D. Condon (capt.), I. Lawson (vice-capt.), B. Bourke, P. Bourke, B. Bowden, B. Burns, D. Chapman, T. Heaney, B. Herbert, H. Hill, L. Incigneri, B. Luff, B. Mahoney, H. Neil, T. Ohlson, S. Price, B. Schmidt, G. St. John

Fitzroy
J. Sharp (capt.), B. Bailes, J. Cooper, B. Dick, B. Dinsmore, A. Ferguson, G. Holden, W. Johnson, H. McLennan, L. Millis, C. Morrison, A. Newbound, P. Parratt, B. Payne, G. Pyke, P. Sheehan, B. Smith, B. Walker

Richmond (4.13.37) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Chapman, D. Condon, T. Ohlson, G. St. John
Fitzroy: W. Johnson (3), B. Dick, B. Dinsmore, G. Holden, L. Millis, C. Morrison, A. Newbound

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 15 May 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 13,500

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 4.13.37 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 4 1 . 7 3 . 13 4 . 13 4 . 13 (37)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 1 . 8 5 . 8 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin RICH by 9 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 31 FITZ by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Condon (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Dick Condon (Richmond), Jim Sharp (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Ivor Lawson (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: A. Kenny, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bourke, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Bowden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Burns, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Chapman, Doug ? ? 1 ?
Condon, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
Hill, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Incigneri, Len ? ? 0 ?
Lawson, Ivor (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Neil, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Ohlson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Price, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Schmidt, Billy ? ? 0 ?
St. John, George ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Ferguson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Holden, George ? ? 1 ?
Johnson, Wally ? ? 3 ?
McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Morrison, Clive ? ? 1 ?
Newbound, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Parratt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Payne, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pyke, George ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sheehan, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s