1944 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1944 between Richmond and Footscray during round 6 of the 1944 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.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, F. Cook, K. Cook, K. Curran, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Benison, A. Collins, H. Esse, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, J. Sutton, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, J. Weldon, B. Wood
Richmond (19.11.125) drew with Footscray (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Curran (4), D. Harris (4), J. Dyer (3), B. Morris (3), R. Bower (2), F. Cook (2), A. Mooney
Footscray: G. Tribe (4), A. Benison (2), B. McTaggart (2), J. Weldon (2), B. Wood (2), R. Grove, H. Hickey, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Olliver, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 15 | FOOT by 27 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Weldon, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 17 | |||