1946 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1946 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1946 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Jack Grant captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, F. Burge, F. Cook, K. Deagan, R. Durham, J. Eames, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, K. Rae, N. Ross, R. Stokes, J. Sullivan, B. Wilson

Geelong
J. Grant (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, J. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, B. Icke, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, K. Park, R. Renfrey, N. Scott

Richmond (21.23.149) defeated Geelong (13.9.87).

Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Bourke (6), F. Burge (5), J. Dyer (3), A. Mooney (3), D. Fraser (2), K. Rae, N. Ross
Geelong: A. Elliott (2), F. Flanagan (2), N. Glenister (2), J. Grant (2), R. Renfrey (2), J. Bailey, T. Morrow, J. Muller

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 May 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 21.23.149 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 11 10 . 14 14 . 20 21 . 23 21 . 23 (149)
Geelong 2 . 1 7 . 6 9 . 6 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin RICH by 34 RICH by 26 RICH by 44 RICH by 62 RICH by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Tommy Quinn (Geelong)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Jack Grant (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bourke, Frank ? ? 6 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 5 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Deagan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
20 Eames, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Rae, Keith ? ? 1 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 1 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 21 23

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bailey, Joe ? ? 1 ?
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 0 ?
26 Brown, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Elliott, Alan ? ? 2 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 2 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
6 Grant, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
32 Icke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 1 ?
27 Muller, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Park, Keith ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 2 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 9

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