1932 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1932 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1932 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech

Fitzroy
C. Benham, H. Boyd, H. Bunton, E. Burnes, S. Castles, G. Chapman, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, P. Ellis, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, C. Kerr, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, P. Roberts, J. Sexton, L. Sharpe, W. Smallhorn, T. Williams

Richmond (14.16.100) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), H. Weidner (3), D. Strang (2), P. Bentley, J. Dyer, A. Geddes, G. Strang
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), S. Castles (2), C. Benham, H. Bunton, H. Dawson

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 18 June 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.16.100 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 6 7 . 9 9 . 15 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Fitzroy 0 . 4 3 . 8 6 . 9 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin RICH by 26 RICH by 25 RICH by 24 RICH by 39 RICH by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Frank Maher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Perce Bentley (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Dyer RICH 17 3
Cecil Kerr FITZ 9 2
Stan Judkins RICH 6 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 1 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 2 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 5 ?
2 Twyford, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 3 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 1 ?
17 Boyd, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
3 Burnes, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Castles, Stan ? ? 2 ?
4 Chapman, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 0 ?
2 Roberts, Percy ? ? 0 ?
11 Sexton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 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