1912 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1912 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1912 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Ted Ohlson captained the hosts with Tom Heaney as vice-captain. Jack Cooper captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Geoff Moriarty.

Richmond
T. Ohlson (capt.), T. Heaney (vice-capt.), B. Allen, B. Bowden, T. Farrell, G. Gibson, B. Herbert, H. James, T. Keggin, F. Love, M. Maguire, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, A. O'Donoghue, L. Oliver, S. Reeves, V. Thorp, C. Wells

Fitzroy
J. Cooper (capt.), F. Bamford, T. Buist, H. Collins, C. Dowell, J. Freake, H. Heron, P. Heron, B. Holmes, C. Hutton, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, H. McLennan, C. Norris, P. Parratt, T. Strownix, T. Willoughby

Richmond (9.6.60) were defeated by Fitzroy (13.8.86).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Maguire (3), C. Wells (2), B. Allen, B. Herbert, H. James, A. O'Donoghue
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), B. Holmes (3), C. Hutton (2), P. Parratt (2), W. Johnson, H. McLennan

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 18 May 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 9.6.60 - 13.8.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 1 5 . 4 6 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Fitzroy 5 . 4 8 . 5 10 . 6 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Margin FITZ by 21 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (Richmond), Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ted Ohlson (Richmond), Jack Cooper (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Tom Heaney (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: G. Green, J. Kennedy

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allen, Bert ? ? 1 ?
23 Bowden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Farrell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 Gibson, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Heaney, Tom (vc) ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 1 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
18 Keggin, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Love, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Maguire, Mick ? ? 3 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
8 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 1 ?
2 Ohlson, Ted (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Oliver, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
21 Wells, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 6

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Buist, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Dowell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Freake, Jim ? ? 4 ?
11 Heron, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
10 Heron, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Holmes, Billy ? ? 3 ?
13 Hutton, Cliff ? ? 2 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 1 ?
15 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 1 ?
20 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 Parratt, Percy ? ? 2 ?
26 Strownix, Tom ? ? 0 ?
25 Willoughby, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 8

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