1941 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1941 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1941 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Sullivan, J. Symons
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, A. Clay, I. Clay, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hart, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, A. Knott, S. McGain, L. McNamara, L. Monaghan, N. Price, L. Smith, K. Stackpole
Richmond (17.18.120) defeated Fitzroy (15.8.98).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (8), J. Dyer (3), I. Hull (2), D. Harris, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, C. Priestley
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (6), K. Stackpole (4), C. Denning (2), L. Hill, A. Knott, N. Price
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Margin | RICH by 29 | RICH by 16 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Clay, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McGain, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 8 | |||