1944 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1944 between Footscray and Richmond during round 17 of the 1944 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), F. Cahill, H. Chalmers, M. Dudley, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, G. O'Neill, J. Ryan, G. Sexton, G. Tribe, N. Ware, B. Wood
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, F. Cook, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, R. Quinn, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Footscray (5.14.44) were defeated by Richmond (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (2), B. Wood (2), F. Cahill
Richmond: F. Burge (3), B. Bawden, F. Cook, D. Harris, L. Merrett, B. Morris, B. Randall
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 2 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Neill, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sexton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 15 | |||