1919 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1919 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1919 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Percy Maybury captained the hosts. Wally Johnson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Ted Melling.

Richmond
P. Maybury (capt.), P. Abbott, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, D. Don, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Huggard, F. Hughes, D. Moffatt, S. Morris, S. Reeves, J. Smith, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill, H. Weatherill

Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), J. Atkinson, C. Fergie, J. Freake, G. Gough, H. Jenkin, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, R. Millen, F. Moore, B. O'Dee, G. Rattray, B. Scott, G. Shaw, C. Sherry, B. Taylor, L. Wigraft

Richmond (6.21.57) defeated Fitzroy (3.13.31).

Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bayliss (2), C. Hall (2), P. Maybury, J. Smith
Fitzroy: G. Gough, F. Moore, G. Rattray

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 16 August 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 6.21.57 - 3.13.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 5 4 . 9 4 . 15 6 . 21 6 . 21 (57)
Fitzroy 1 . 3 2 . 8 3 . 8 3 . 13 3 . 13 (31)
Margin RICH by 8 RICH by 13 RICH by 13 RICH by 26 RICH by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Clark (Richmond), Ted Melling (Fitzroy)
Captains: Percy Maybury (Richmond), Wally Johnson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Collins

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 2 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Huggard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Weatherill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 21

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Fergie, Clive ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Gough, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 1 ?
31 O'Dee, Bert ? ? 0 ?
27 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
22 Scott, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
29 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 13

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