1945 VFL Round 20: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1945 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 20 of the 1945 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
In the absence of Alby Pannam, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the visitors with Jack Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), D. Balfour, B. Bawden, R. Bower, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, S. Murray, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, W. Russell, G. Smeaton, G. Styles
Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), A. Brown, J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, L. Hustler, H. Mears, H. Naismith, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
Richmond (8.19.67) were defeated by Collingwood (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (2), S. Murray (2), D. Balfour, R. Bower, F. Burge, B. Morris
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (6), L. Hustler (2), D. Newman (2), H. Mears, A. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.19.67 - 12.15.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | COLL by 41 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Jack Murphy
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Styles, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 19 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brown, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hustler, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||