1941 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1941 between Footscray and Richmond during round 10 of the 1941 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Norm Ware captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Ware and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, B. Crosling, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, E. Huppatz, P. Malbon, M. McDonnell, J. Miller, A. Morrison, L. Murphy, K. O'Halloran, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, J. Thoms, T. Tribe

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, L. Maguire, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, B. White

Footscray (12.13.85) were defeated by Richmond (14.11.95).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Evenden (5), H. Hickey (2), N. Ware (2), A. Collins, L. Murphy, R. Sainsbury
Richmond: D. Harris (4), J. Titus (3), B. Bawden (2), J. Dyer (2), L. Maguire, L. Merrett, C. Priestley

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 5 July 1941
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Richmond
Score: 12.13.85 - 14.11.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 2 6 . 5 9 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Richmond 5 . 2 10 . 8 14 . 9 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Margin level RICH by 27 RICH by 29 RICH by 10 RICH by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Ware (Footscray), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Norm Ware (Footscray), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Jack Titus (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 1 ?
5 Crosling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Evenden, Reg ? ? 5 ?
7 Hickey, Harry ? ? 2 ?
10 Huppatz, Eric ? ? 0 ?
11 Malbon, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 McDonnell, Marty ? ? 0 ?
14 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Halloran, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
18 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 1 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 2 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 4 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 1 ?
10 McDonald, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 1 ?
5 O'Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
29 Randall, Brian ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Laird ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack (vc) ? ? 3 ?
35 White, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 11

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