1919 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1919 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round five of the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 Norm Clark.

Fitzroy (10.14.74) defeated Richmond (7.6.48).

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 31 May 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 10.14.74 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 12 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Richmond 2 . 1 4 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin FITZ by 22 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Wally Johnson
Coach: George Holden

Richmond

Captain: Bill Thomas
Coach: Norm Clark

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Green

Boundary Umpires

Harris

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Gough, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 6 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
28 Molan, Stan ? ? 1 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
27 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
34 Shortill, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 14

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Aumann, Ted ? ? 0 ?
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 1 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 3 ?
21 Dooley, Pat ? ? 0 ?
25 Fehring, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 1 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
7 Threlfall, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 6

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