1944 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1944 between Richmond and Geelong during round 7 of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Jack Butcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Tom Arklay.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, F. Cook, K. Curran, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, F. Hughes, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), G. Barrett, D. Brown, T. Burns, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, C. Graham, D. Jerram, P. Leahy, A. Mathieson, F. McWilliams, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, W. Southern, V. Taylor, N. Tucker, L. White
Richmond (25.23.173) defeated Geelong (9.2.56).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (7), A. Mooney (6), J. Dyer (2), B. Edwards (2), B. Morris (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Bawden, K. Curran, L. Merrett, J. Scott
Geelong: L. White (4), D. Brown (2), D. Jerram (2), G. Barrett
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 18 | 25 | . | 23 | 25 | . | 23 | (173) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | (56) |
| Margin | RICH by 40 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 89 | RICH by 117 | RICH by 117 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Jack Butcher
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Perry
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 4 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 25 | 23 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barrett, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Burns, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mathieson, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McWilliams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Taylor, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 2 | |||