1921 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1921 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1921 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. Chris Lethbridge captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, M. Hislop, F. Hughes, H. James, N. McIntosh, H. Moffatt, M. Morris, S. Morris, G. O'Hehir, K. Osmond, B. Schmidt, J. Smith, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill, G. Weatherill

Fitzroy
C. Lethbridge (capt.), A. Beitzel, H. Carter, L. Gale, T. Heaney, B. Hicks, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, B. Lenne, N. Lugg, G. McCracken, B. McGilvray, B. Merrick, G. Rattray, J. Scales, C. Sherry, B. Taylor, F. Williams

Richmond (8.12.60) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Hughes (2), H. James (2), B. Weatherill (2), D. Minogue, M. Morris
Fitzroy: A. Beitzel (2), H. Carter (2), L. Gale (2), T. Heaney (2), B. Merrick (2), N. Lugg, G. McCracken, G. Rattray, B. Taylor

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 23 July 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 8.12.60 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 5 . 4 6 . 5 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Fitzroy 6 . 2 8 . 7 11 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin FITZ by 23 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 35 FITZ by 37 FITZ by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Chris Lethbridge (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Williamson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 2 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Moffatt, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
11 Morris, Mel ? ? 1 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 O'Hehir, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Osmond, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Schmidt, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 2 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Beitzel, Arnold ? ? 2 ?
19 Carter, Harold ? ? 2 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 2 ?
4 Heaney, Tom ? ? 2 ?
8 Hicks, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Lugg, Norm ? ? 1 ?
22 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
21 McGilvray, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 2 ?
27 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Taylor, Bert ? ? 1 ?
15 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 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