1944 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1944 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 15 of the 1944 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Dick Harris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Dick Harris.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, W. Miller, L. Monaghan, D. Murray, N. Price, K. Sier, J. Symons, S. Wright
Richmond
D. Harris (capt.), B. Bawden, P. Bice, J. Broadstock, F. Cook, B. Edwards, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Quinn, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Fitzroy (16.10.106) defeated Richmond (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: S. Dawson (4), K. Sier (4), W. Miller (2), N. Price (2), B. Clay, M. Hearn, J. Symons, S. Wright
Richmond: J. Broadstock (2), B. Bawden, L. Merrett, R. Quinn, B. Randall, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 48 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 50 | FITZ by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Dick Harris
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Dick Harris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Bice, Perc | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 14 | |||