1946 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1946 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 1 of the 1946 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Calverley, B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, L. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Symons, S. Wright
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Cook, L. Jones, A. Kemp, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, P. Nagle, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, N. Ross, W. Russell, G. Smeaton, J. Sullivan, J. Turner, B. Wilson
Fitzroy (12.11.83) were defeated by Richmond (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Sier (3), D. Calverley (2), C. Curtin (2), S. Wright (2), N. Johnstone, A. Ruthven, J. Symons
Richmond: F. Bourke (5), A. Mooney (4), N. Ross (2), F. Burge
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | RICH by 5 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Nagle, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Turner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||