1943 VFL Round 11: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1943 between Richmond and Footscray during round 11 of the 1943 VFL season. Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Arthur Olliver captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, L. Cahill, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, A. Kemp, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, R. Steele, G. Styles, J. Titus, B. Waldron

Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bauer, F. Cahill, N. Chisholm, A. Collins, G. Dougherty, T. Ellis, H. Gingell, J. Gray, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, W. Harris, J. Malone, L. McCankie, B. McTaggart, G. O'Neill, J. Thoms, T. Tribe

Richmond (10.19.79) defeated Footscray (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (3), D. Harris (2), J. Titus (2), A. Brannan, R. Quinn, B. Waldron
Footscray: A. Collins (3), J. Greenham (2), J. Thoms (2), G. Dougherty

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 17 July 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Footscray
Score: 10.19.79 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 3 4 . 9 8 . 16 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Footscray 3 . 2 5 . 2 6 . 3 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 1 RICH by 25 RICH by 22 RICH by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
30 Brannan, Andy ? ? 1 ?
10 Cahill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 2 ?
5 Kemp, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Quinn, Roy ? ? 1 ?
29 Randall, Brian ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Steele, Ray ? ? 0 ?
32 Styles, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 19

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
24 Cahill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Chisholm, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 3 ?
19 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Gingell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Greenham, Jim ? ? 2 ?
5 Grove, Ron ? ? 0 ?
9 Hand, Pat ? ? 0 ?
12 Harris, Wally ? ? 0 ?
16 Malone, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 McCankie, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 McTaggart, Bert ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Neill, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
1 Thoms, Jim ? ? 2 ?
25 Tribe, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 9

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