1916 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1916 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1916 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Maybury captained the hosts.
Wally Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Richmond
P. Maybury (capt.), H. Alessio, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, L. Burke, W. Collopy, T. Derrick, A. Eason, R. Hede, B. Herbert, J. Kearney, H. Marsham, P. Martini, D. Moffatt, H. Richardson, J. Shand, R. Taylor, V. Thorp
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), T. Buist, J. Freake, T. Heaney, G. Holden, H. Jenkin, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, B. O'Dee, T. Purcell, B. Reeves, G. Shaw, H. Smith, J. Toohey
Richmond (9.11.65) defeated Fitzroy (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bayliss (3), P. Martini (2), H. Alessio, A. Eason, B. Herbert, H. Richardson
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), T. Lowrie (2), T. Heaney, H. Jenkin, J. Toohey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1916
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | RICH by 7 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Percy Maybury
(Richmond),
Wally Johnson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
B. Boyle,
A. Wickham
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Collopy, Will | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Derrick, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Richardson, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Dee, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Purcell, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reeves, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||