1943 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1943 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 first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Essendon in the second semi final and defeating Fitzroy in the preliminary final, Richmond defeated Essendon in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 10-0-5, P%: 123.1)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Len | #3 | 17 | 3 | R01-09, R11, Q02-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Bawden, Bob | #23 | 14 | 11 | R03-04, R07-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Bourke, Frank | #26 | 1 | 2 | Q04 |
| Brannan, Andy | #30 | 14 | 17 | R02, R04-09, R11, Q01-05, SF |
| Broadstock, Jack | #24 | 6 | 7 | Q02, Q04-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Burge, Fred | #8 | 3 | 4 | R01-03 |
| Cahill, Laurie | #10 | 7 | 4 | R09, R11, Q01-02, Q04, PF, GF |
| Curran, Kevin | #28 | 2 | 5 | R05-06 |
| Doherty, Noel | #32 | 7 | 3 | R04-05, R07-09, Q02-03 |
| Durham, Ron | #1 | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Dyer, Jack | #17 | 18 | 36 | R01-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Edwards, Bert | #2 | 11 | 2 | R01-07, R09, R11, PF, GF |
| Ford, Eddie | #7 | 2 | 0 | R02, R05 |
| Giles, Jack | #34 | 1 | 0 | Q01 |
| Guinane, Danny | #22 | 4 | 0 | R01, R06, Q01-02 |
| Harris, Dick | #20 | 16 | 63 | R03-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Howard, Frank | #10 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Hunt, Ray | #16 | 6 | 2 | Q02, Q04-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Kemp, Arthur | #5 | 16 | 4 | R01-07, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Maguire, Leo | #31 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-09, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| McDonald, Alan | #10 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| McIlveen, Bob | #20 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Merrett, Leo | #22 | 17 | 4 | R01-09, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Mooney, Arthur | #15 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Nutter, Alan | #26 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Oppy, Max | #14 | 15 | 3 | R01-03, R07-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Perkins, Bill | #9 | 16 | 0 | R03-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Priestley, Charlie | #11 | 6 | 0 | R02-05, R09, R11 |
| Quinn, Roy | #25 | 14 | 19 | R01-03, R06-08, R11, Q01, Q03-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Randall, Brian | #29 | 11 | 4 | R01, R04, R07-09, R11, Q01, Q05, SF, PF, GF |
| Russell, Wally | #8 | 1 | 0 | Q05 |
| Scott, Jack | #6 | 15 | 10 | R01-06, R08-09, R11, Q01-03, SF, PF, GF |
| Stammers, Fred | #15 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Steele, Ray | #4 | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04-08, R11, Q01, Q03-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Styles, Gordon | #32, #33 | 6 | 0 | R08-09, R11, Q03, Q05, SF |
| Sullivan, Jack | #26 | 7 | 2 | R01-07 |
| Symons, Jack | #19 | 2 | 1 | R01, Q03 |
| Titus, Jack | #12 | 14 | 23 | R01-09, R11, Q01-04 |
| Waldron, Bernie | #13 | 14 | 4 | R02-03, R07-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer, Jack | 18 | 12 | -0- | 6 | R01-09, R11, Q01-05, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1943 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 44 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 15/05/1943 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 19 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 51 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 29/05/1943 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 13 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 05/06/1943 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 28 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 12/06/1943 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 6 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 30 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 26/06/1943 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 44 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 03/07/1943 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 29 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| Round 10 | BYE | ||||||
| 17/07/1943 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 22 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 31/07/1943 | Qualifying Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 07/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 74 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 14/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 21/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 24 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 28/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 27 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 11/09/1943 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 18/09/1943 | Preliminary Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 25 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 25/09/1943 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 5 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |