1945 VFL Round 19: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1945 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 19 of the 1945 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
St Kilda
W. Armour, B. Butler, E. Comerford, H. Daly, G. Driver, G. Geddes, J. Hall, J. Howe, M. Johnstone, K. Kallady, J. Keating, G. Kerr, T. Rippon, B. Sharp, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), D. Balfour, B. Bawden, R. Bower, F. Burge, F. Cook, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, N. Ross, W. Russell, G. Smeaton, G. Styles, B. Waldron
St Kilda (7.6.48) were defeated by Richmond (13.22.100).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: W. Armour (2), G. Driver (2), J. Hall, M. Johnstone, B. Sharp
Richmond: S. Murray (5), F. Burge (4), D. Fraser (2), J. Dyer, L. Merrett
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 22 | 13 | . | 22 | (100) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 52 | RICH by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Daly, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Driver, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Kallady, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Keating, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kerr, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Styles, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 22 | |||