1915 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1915 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 15 of the 1915 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval. Percy Parratt captained the hosts. Bill Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, J. Cooper, J. Freake, T. Heaney, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, B. O'Dee, G. Shaw, J. Toohey

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), H. Alessio, B. Briscoe, L. Burke, A. Danks, A. Granger, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, H. James, F. McCashney, J. McDonald, D. Moffatt, B. Nolan, S. Reeves, H. Richardson, J. Sheehan, V. Thorp

Fitzroy (18.17.125) defeated Richmond (7.7.49).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (10), G. Shaw (2), J. Toohey (2), G. Holden, T. Lowrie, H. McLennan, B. O'Dee
Richmond: A. Granger (2), H. James (2), H. Richardson (2), J. McDonald

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 31 July 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 18.17.125 - 7.7.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 6 9 . 12 12 . 14 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
Richmond 0 . 1 0 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Margin FITZ by 11 FITZ by 64 FITZ by 51 FITZ by 76 FITZ by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: E. Barter, W. Lindsey
Boundary Umpire: F. Dainty, B. Davies

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 10 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 1 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Dee, Bert ? ? 1 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 2 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 17

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Alessio, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Briscoe, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Granger, Allan ? ? 2 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 McDonald, Jim ? ? 1 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
8 Richardson, Howard ? ? 2 ?
28 Sheehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 7

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