1934 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1934 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1934 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. Fred Davies captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Len Wigraft.

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, R. Saunders, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Symons, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, C. Cameron, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, B. Goodhart, M. Hearn, B. Muir, D. Nicholls, L. Pye, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, T. Williams

Richmond (10.16.76) defeated Fitzroy (9.9.63).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (3), J. Dyer (2), R. Martin (2), H. Edmonds, D. Harris, J. Symons
Fitzroy: H. Dawson (3), H. Bunton (2), M. Hearn (2), I. Fleming, L. Pye

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 14 July 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 17,500

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.16.76 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 9 5 . 11 8 . 15 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Fitzroy 0 . 2 3 . 7 3 . 9 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin RICH by 25 RICH by 16 RICH by 36 RICH by 13 RICH by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Len Wigraft (Fitzroy)
Captains: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Fred Davies (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Doug Nicholls FITZ 9 3
Ray Martin RICH 27 2
Gordon Strang RICH 23 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 2 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 1 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 2 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Saunders, Richie ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 3 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 2 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 1 ?
16 Goodhart, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
19 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
19 Pye, Len ? ? 1 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 9

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