1917 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1917 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1917 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Clarrie Hall captained the hosts.
George Holden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Maybury and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Richmond
C. Hall (capt.), B. Albress, H. Alessio, B. Briscoe, L. Burke, C. Fehring, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, D. Moffatt, S. Reeves, H. Richardson, J. Shand, J. Smith, R. Stewart, R. Taylor, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), F. Bamford, J. Freake, T. Heaney, C. Keller, A. Kennedy, B. King, G. Lambert, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, P. Parratt, G. Rattray, F. Strawbridge, J. Toohey, L. Wigraft
Richmond (10.11.71) defeated Fitzroy (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Albress (3), C. Hall (2), H. Richardson (2), J. Smith (2), H. Alessio
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), T. Heaney, P. Parratt, J. Toohey
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | FITZ by 7 | level | RICH by 8 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Maybury
(Richmond),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Clarrie Hall
(Richmond),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Albress, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Briscoe, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fehring, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Richardson, Howard | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Stewart, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Weatherill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Strawbridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||