1944 VFL Season Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1944 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (16.10.106) defeated Richmond (7.14.56).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 16.10.106 - 7.14.56

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Richmond

Captain: Dick Harris
Coach: Dick Harris (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s