1945 VFL Round 8: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1945 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1945 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, J. Broadstock, F. Burge, F. Cook, B. Edwards, D. Fraser, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, L. Smith, B. Waldron, B. Wiggins
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), B. Bibby, L. Burns, B. Butler, D. Butling, G. Driver, J. Hall, K. Kallady, A. Knott, S. Le Lievre, E. McIntyre, M. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, R. Williams, C. Williamson, L. Willis, R. Wilson
Richmond (16.15.111) defeated St Kilda (13.6.84).
Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Burge (7), S. Murray (3), R. Bower (2), B. Bawden, J. Broadstock, L. Merrett, B. Morris
St Kilda: S. Snell (5), G. Driver (3), J. Hall (3), D. Butling, C. Vontom
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | STKL by 7 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Burns, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Butling, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Kallady, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Williams, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 6 | |||