1916 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1916 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1916 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Thomas captained the hosts.
Wally Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), H. Alessio, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, T. Derrick, A. Eason, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, B. Kiernan, P. Martini, P. Maybury, D. Moffatt, S. Reeves, H. Richardson, J. Shand, R. Taylor, V. Thorp
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Ballantyne, F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Freake, T. Heaney, H. Jenkin, B. King, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, R. Millen, F. O'Keefe, P. Parratt, G. Shaw, H. Smith
Richmond (19.13.127) defeated Fitzroy (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Derrick (4), G. Bayliss (3), A. Eason (3), P. Martini (3), H. Richardson (3), C. Hall, D. Moffatt, R. Taylor
Fitzroy: T. Heaney (3), H. Jenkin (3), J. Freake, F. O'Keefe, P. Parratt
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Monday 5 June 1916
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 59 | RICH by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(Richmond),
Wally Johnson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
E. Barter,
C. Bell
Boundary Umpire:
B. Boyle,
S. Campton
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Derrick, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kiernan, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Richardson, Howard | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 19 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ballantyne, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Keefe, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 14 | |||