1946 VFL Round 2: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1946 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1946 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Fred Fairweather captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, F. Burge, F. Cook, D. Fraser, 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

North Melbourne
F. Fairweather (capt.), A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crump, S. Dyer, L. Foote, L. Francis, H. Green, J. Harrison, T. Jarrard, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, J. Patterson, R. Quinn, J. Sexton, F. Stubbs

Richmond (15.15.105) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.19.133).

Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Ross (4), F. Bourke (2), J. Dyer (2), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney (2), P. Nagle (2), F. Burge
North Melbourne: G. Kennedy (6), S. Dyer (3), J. Malone (3), D. Condon (2), D. O'Brien (2), L. Foote, H. Green, J. Patterson

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 April 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by North Melbourne
Score: 15.15.105 - 19.19.133

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 6 9 . 9 13 . 14 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
North Melbourne 4 . 4 10 . 9 13 . 11 19 . 19 19 . 19 (133)
Margin RICH by 2 NMLB by 6 RICH by 3 NMLB by 28 NMLB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Fred Fairweather (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bourke, Frank ? ? 2 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 1 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Kemp, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Nagle, Phil ? ? 2 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 4 ?
4 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Turner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 3 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Foote, Les ? ? 1 ?
31 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Green, Harry ? ? 1 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
2 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Kennedy, George ? ? 6 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 3 ?
12 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 2 ?
30 Patterson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
35 Quinn, Roy ? ? 0 ?
26 Sexton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
36 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 19

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