1942 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (seven as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Essendon in the second semi final, Richmond were defeated by Essendon in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
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 |