1946 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1946 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round one of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (12.11.83) were defeated by Richmond (12.15.87).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 12.11.83 - 12.15.87

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Richmond

Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s