1946 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1946 between Footscray and Richmond during round 4 of the 1946 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), P. Cahill, R. Evenden, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, K. Scott, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, T. Tribe, N. Ware, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), D. Balfour, F. Bourke, F. Burge, J. Eames, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, B. Roach, N. Ross, D. Rowe, W. Russell, G. Smeaton, J. Sullivan, J. Turner, B. Wilson
Footscray (19.19.133) defeated Richmond (17.10.112).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Ryan (4), J. Thoms (4), B. Wood (4), R. Grove (3), H. Hickey, G. McLaren, A. Olliver, N. Ware
Richmond: F. Bourke (5), D. Fraser (4), F. Burge (2), N. Ross (2), J. Dyer, A. Mooney, D. Rowe, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | FOOT by 18 | RICH by 23 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Scott, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 19 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Eames, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roach, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Turner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | |||