1942 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1942 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in a semi final, Richmond were defeated by Essendon in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 11-0-4, P%: 134.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Len | #3 | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R11-16, SF |
| Bawden, Bob | #23 | 17 | 17 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Brannan, Andy | #30 | 5 | 12 | R02-06 |
| Burge, Fred | #8 | 6 | 5 | R12, R14-16, SF, GF |
| Colls, Kevin | #5 | 2 | 0 | R07, R11 |
| Crane, Jack | #18 | 12 | 2 | R01-09, R12, R15-16 |
| Crohan, Kevin | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Davey, Pat | #3, #5 | 3 | 3 | R04, R08-09 |
| Dwan, Harry | #30 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Dyer, Jack | #17 | 17 | 30 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Edwards, Bert | #2 | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Ford, Eddie | #7 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Guinane, Danny | #22, #21 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-16, SF, GF |
| Harris, Dick | #20 | 17 | 63 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Hay, Bob | #5 | 2 | 1 | SF, GF |
| Hinson, Joe | #1 | 5 | 0 | R09, R11-14 |
| Hull, Ian | #27 | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R11-16, SF |
| Maguire, Leo | #31 | 2 | 1 | R11-12 |
| Martin, Des | #32, #10 | 5 | 5 | R13-16, GF |
| Merrett, Leo | #22 | 17 | 9 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Morris, Bill | #7 | 6 | 4 | R08-09, R11, R14, R16, GF |
| Oppy, Max | #33, #30 | 9 | 6 | R04, R07-09, R11-14, SF |
| Perkins, Bill | #9 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R08-09, R11-12 |
| Priestley, Charlie | #11 | 3 | 2 | R01-02, R05 |
| Randall, Brian | #29 | 5 | 4 | R13, R15-16, SF, GF |
| Reilly, Joe | #34 | 8 | 0 | R03, R05-07, R13-15, GF |
| Russell, Wally | #14 | 5 | 7 | R01-03, R06-07 |
| Scott, Jack | #6 | 14 | 12 | R04-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Searl, Sid | #8 | 3 | 0 | R06, R08-09 |
| Smeaton, George | #24 | 10 | 0 | R02-09, SF, GF |
| Steele, Ray | #4 | 8 | 0 | R11-16, SF, GF |
| Styles, Gordon | #33 | 3 | 1 | R04-05, R08 |
| Sullivan, Jack | #26 | 15 | 6 | R01-07, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Symons, Jack | #19 | 13 | 9 | R01-07, R13-16, SF, GF |
| Titus, Jack | #12 | 17 | 67 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Waldron, Bernie | #13 | 17 | 6 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Walliker, Bob | #1 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer, Jack | 17 | 12 | -0- | 5 | R01-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/1942 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 20 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 16/05/1942 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 79 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 23/05/1942 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 138 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 30/05/1942 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 80 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 06/06/1942 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 27 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 13/06/1942 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 20/06/1942 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 17 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 27/06/1942 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 24 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 04/07/1942 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 3 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| Round 10 | BYE | ||||||
| 18/07/1942 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 32 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 25/07/1942 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 7 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 01/08/1942 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 25 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 08/08/1942 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 34 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 15/08/1942 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 72 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 22/08/1942 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 53 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 05/09/1942 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 22 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 19/09/1942 | Grand Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 53 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.