1944 VFL Semi Final 2: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1944 between Richmond and Fitzroy in the second semi final of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. 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
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, D. Murray, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole, J. Symons, S. Wright
Richmond (10.10.70) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Broadstock (3), F. Burge (3), B. Bawden, K. Cook, J. Dyer, B. Randall
Fitzroy: K. Stackpole (5), N. Price (2), S. Wright (2), K. Sier, J. Symons
As a result of this match, Richmond faced Essendon in the preliminary final and Fitzroy faced Richmond in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||