1933 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1933 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1933 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Jack Moriarty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Billy Schmidt and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, B. Foster, A. Geddes, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, J. McConchie, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Fitzroy
J. Moriarty (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, F. Davies, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, D. Murray, D. Nicholls, R. Shapter, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, C. Turner, L. Watt, T. Williams
Richmond (16.13.109) defeated Fitzroy (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Hunter (4), P. Bentley (3), J. Titus (3), B. Foster (2), J. Dyer, R. Martin, D. Strang, G. Strang
Fitzroy: C. Benham (3), J. Moriarty (3), F. Davies, H. Dawson, I. Fleming
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1933 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1933
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 9 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | RICH by 41 | RICH by 43 | RICH by 71 | RICH by 48 | RICH by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Billy Schmidt
(Richmond),
Frank Maher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Moriarty
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Neill | RICH | 16 | 3 |
| Allan Geddes | RICH | 8 | 2 |
| Frank Curcio | FITZ | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | McConchie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Donnellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fitcher, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Stott, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Turner, Clete | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Watt, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 7 | |||