1944 VFL Grand Final: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1944 between Fitzroy and Richmond in the grand final of the 1944 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, D. Murray, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole, J. Symons, S. Wright
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, B. Edwards, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Fitzroy (9.12.66) defeated Richmond (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Sier (3), K. Stackpole (2), B. Calverley, A. Ruthven, J. Symons, S. Wright
Richmond: B. Wilson (3), B. Randall (2), F. Burge, J. Dyer
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were the premiers and Richmond were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 September 1944
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
43,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Goal Umpire:
T. Nicholson,
L. Whyte
Boundary Umpire:
N. Batty,
J. Lancaster
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 9 | |||