1942 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1942 between Richmond and Footscray during round 1 of the 1942 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Norm Ware.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Crane, K. Crohan, H. Dwan, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, L. Merrett, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, W. Russell, J. Sullivan, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron, B. Walliker
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, J. De Medici, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, W. Harris, B. Houston, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, B. Power, J. Ryan, A. Sampson, W. Shearer, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Richmond (19.17.131) defeated Footscray (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), J. Dyer (4), D. Harris (4), L. Ablett (2), W. Russell (2), C. Priestley, B. Waldron
Footscray: J. Ryan (5), A. Collins (4), J. De Medici (2), A. Palmer (2), N. Ware (2), W. Harris
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 3 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
N. Fuller
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Crohan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dwan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Walliker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harris, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Shearer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||