1945 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between Richmond and Footscray during round 1 of the 1945 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, K. Curran, N. Doherty, B. Edwards, D. Fraser, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Potter, C. Priestley, B. Waldron, B. Wilson
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Broadway, H. Chalmers, R. Evenden, H. Gingell, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, D. Kennedy, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan, G. Tribe, T. Tribe
Richmond (14.11.95) were defeated by Footscray (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (4), B. Wilson (3), F. Burge (2), R. Potter (2), D. Fraser, A. Mooney, M. Oppy
Footscray: B. McTaggart (5), G. Tribe (4), A. Olliver (2), A. Broadway, H. Chalmers, A. Jacobsen, A. Moncrieff, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Doherty, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Potter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gingell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kennedy, Del | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 9 | |||