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 with Harry Hickey as vice-captain. 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.), H. Hickey (vice-capt.), A. Collins, B. Crosling, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, 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: Harry Hickey (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 (vc) ? ? 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