1944 VFL Season: Richmond
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 13-1-4, P%: 131.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bawden, Bob | #23 | 21 | 26 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Bice, Perc | #8 | 6 | 0 | R10-15 |
| Bower, Ray | #16 | 6 | 4 | R02-06, R13 |
| Broadstock, Jack | #24 | 8 | 8 | R01-02, R07, R15-18, SF |
| Burge, Fred | #10 | 6 | 10 | R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cook, Fred | #7, #33 | 17 | 10 | R01, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cook, Keith | #12 | 15 | 1 | R01-06, R08-10, R13-14, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Curran, Kevin | #28 | 11 | 23 | R01-07, R09-10, R12-13 |
| Deagan, Kevin | #3 | 3 | 2 | R08-10 |
| Durham, Ron | #1 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Dyer, Jack | #17 | 17 | 36 | R01-11, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Edwards, Bert | #2 | 19 | 5 | R01-08, R10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Harris, Dick | #20 | 19 | 63 | R01-18, SF |
| Hinson, Joe | #27 | 3 | 0 | R05, R08-09 |
| Hughes, Frank | #4 | 3 | 0 | R07-09 |
| Jones, Les | #19 | 3 | 1 | R18, PF, GF |
| Kemp, Arthur | #5 | 5 | 0 | R10, R12-15 |
| Lewis, Allen | #3 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Maguire, Leo | #31 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Merrett, Leo | #22 | 20 | 13 | R01, R03-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mooney, Arthur | #15 | 15 | 13 | R06-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Morris, Bill | #5, #34 | 17 | 12 | R01, R03-08, R11-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Oppy, Max | #14 | 21 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Perkins, Bill | #9 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Priestley, Charlie | #11 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Quinn, Roy | #25 | 9 | 6 | R03-04, R06, R11, R14-17, SF |
| Randall, Brian | #29 | 20 | 20 | R01-06, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Scott, Jack | #6 | 16 | 2 | R01-07, R09-15, PF, GF |
| Smeaton, George | #24, #21 | 18 | 1 | R02-04, R06-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Symons, Jack | #19 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Taylor, Laurie | #26 | 7 | 17 | R01-05, R10-11 |
| Waldron, Bernie | #13 | 19 | 8 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Wiggins, Bob | #3 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Wilson, Bill | #32 | 13 | 20 | R05, R07-15, R17, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer, Jack | 17 | 13 | -1- | 3 | R01-11, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Harris, Dick | 4 | 1 | -0- | 3 | R12-15 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Max Oppy | Bill Perkins | Jack Scott |
| Half-Back: | Keith Cook | Leo Maguire | Allen Lewis |
| Centre: | Perc Bice | Arthur Mooney | Bert Edwards |
| Half-Forward: | Bernie Waldron | Brian Randall | Fred Cook |
| Forward: | Leo Merrett | Kevin Curran | Dick Harris |
| Follower: | Bob Bawden | Arthur Kemp | Bill Wilson |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 40 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 20 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 41 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 46 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 117 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 35 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 31 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 19 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 46 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 41 | Dick Harris | Dick Harris |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 1 | Dick Harris | Dick Harris |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Dick Harris | Dick Harris |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 50 | Dick Harris | Dick Harris |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 25 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 40 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 16/09/1944 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 23/09/1944 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 21 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |
| 30/09/1944 | Grand Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Jack Dyer | Jack Dyer |