1915 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1915 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1915 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Percy Parratt captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), A. Bettles, J. Cronk, C. Hall, B. Herbert, F. Hughes, H. James, B. Mahoney, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, J. McDonald, F. Morgan, B. Nolan, T. Ohlson, S. Reeves, J. Sheehan, R. Stewart, V. Thorp

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, T. Buist, H. Collins, J. Cooper, J. Freake, P. Heron, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. King, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, B. Stone, J. Toohey

Richmond (7.12.54) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Cronk (3), C. Hall (2), F. McCashney, T. Ohlson
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), P. Heron, C. Lethbridge, B. Stone, J. Toohey

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 May 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.12.54 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 1 2 . 5 3 . 7 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 6 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin FITZ by 14 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 32 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (Richmond), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Thomas (Richmond), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: F. Bartlett, C. Bell
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, L. Stainsby

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
21 Cronk, Jack ? ? 3 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 1 ?
26 McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Morgan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Ohlson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Sheehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
16 Collins, Harry ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 4 ?
6 Heron, Percy ? ? 1 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
15 King, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 1 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Stone, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

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