1944 VFL Round 9: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1944 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, F. Cook, K. Cook, K. Curran, K. Deagan, D. Harris, J. Hinson, F. Hughes, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), B. Bermingham, B. Bibby, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, R. Gracie, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, R. McLeod, R. Pearce, T. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson
Richmond (11.18.84) defeated St Kilda (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Curran (4), J. Dyer (2), B. Bawden, D. Harris, A. Mooney, B. Randall, B. Wilson
St Kilda: S. Loxton (3), R. Gracie, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, R. McLeod
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | RICH by 12 | STKL by 5 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Deagan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hinson, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bermingham, Brem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Pearce, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 11 | |||