1944 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1944 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, K. Cook, K. Curran, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Taylor, B. Waldron
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, A. Clay, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, J. Hallahan, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, B. Merrick, W. Miller, D. Murray, A. O'Bryan, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole
Richmond (14.13.97) defeated Fitzroy (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (4), B. Bawden (3), K. Curran (2), M. Oppy (2), R. Bower, D. Harris, L. Taylor
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), K. Stackpole (2), S. Dawson, K. Sier
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | RICH by 26 | FITZ by 2 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 46 | RICH by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bristowe, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrick, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 9 | |||