1944 VFL Round 18: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Pat Fricker, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, B. Galbally, R. Hibbert, G. Hocking, J. McHale, H. Mears, D. Negri, G. Nelson, D. Newman, J. Nilson, L. Richards, P. Ryan, T. Ryan, C. Utting, T. Wallis
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, G. Smeaton, B. Waldron
Collingwood (10.8.68) were defeated by Richmond (15.18.108).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: H. Mears (3), L. Richards (2), C. Utting (2), B. Galbally, J. McHale, A. Williams
Richmond: D. Harris (4), B. Morris (4), B. Bawden (3), F. Cook (2), J. Broadstock, L. Jones
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Richmond
Score:
10.8.68 - 15.18.108
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 0 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | COLL by 9 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 40 | RICH by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Alan Williams
(Collingwood),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Galbally, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hibbert, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McHale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Negri, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nilson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 18 | |||