1943 VFL Qualifying Round 2: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1943 between Footscray and Richmond during the second qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Arthur Olliver captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, G. Hale, P. Hand, J. Law, L. McCankie, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, J. Thoms

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, J. Broadstock, L. Cahill, N. Doherty, R. Durham, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Hunt, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, J. Scott, J. Titus, B. Waldron

Footscray (7.17.59) were defeated by Richmond (19.19.133).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins (2), G. Hale (2), G. Dougherty, J. Greenham, J. Ryan
Richmond: D. Harris (7), J. Dyer (3), J. Broadstock (2), J. Titus (2), B. Waldron (2), N. Doherty, R. Hunt, A. Kemp

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Qualifying Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 7 August 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Richmond
Score: 7.17.59 - 19.19.133

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 17 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Richmond 3 . 4 7 . 13 12 . 13 19 . 19 19 . 19 (133)
Margin FOOT by 6 RICH by 17 RICH by 26 RICH by 74 RICH by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Arthur Olliver (Footscray), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
22 Chisholm, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 2 ?
19 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Gingell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Greenham, Jim ? ? 1 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Hale, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
9 Hand, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Law, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
31 McTaggart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
33 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Moncrieff, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 17

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
30 Brannan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
24 Broadstock, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Cahill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
32 Doherty, Noel ? ? 1 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 7 ?
16 Hunt, Ray ? ? 1 ?
5 Kemp, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 19

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