1916 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1916 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 2 of the 1916 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Wally Johnson captained the hosts.
Bill Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Holden and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Heaney, H. Jenkin, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, B. O'Dee, P. Parratt, T. Purcell, G. Shaw, J. Toohey
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), H. Alessio, B. Barnes, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, L. Burke, B. Burns, J. Cronk, T. Derrick, A. Eason, C. Hall, F. Harley, B. Herbert, D. Moffatt, J. Shand, R. Stewart, R. Taylor, V. Thorp
Fitzroy (9.12.66) defeated Richmond (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), J. Toohey (2), H. Jenkin, H. McLennan, G. Shaw
Richmond: B. Barnes, G. Bayliss, J. Cronk, C. Hall, D. Moffatt
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1916
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Holden
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond)
Captains:
Wally Johnson
(Fitzroy),
Bill Thomas
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire:
B. Payne,
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Dee, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Purcell, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Barnes, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Burns, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cronk, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Derrick, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Stewart, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 7 | |||