1946 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1946 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1946 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), J. Broadstock, F. Burge, D. Calverley, F. Cook, J. Eames, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, P. Nagle, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, R. Stokes, J. Turner, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson

Fitzroy
B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, K. Fox, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, J. Symons, H. Winberg, S. Wright

Richmond (14.14.98) defeated Fitzroy (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (4), R. Poulter (4), J. Broadstock (2), F. Burge (2), A. Mooney (2)
Fitzroy: K. Fox (3), N. Jarvis (2), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay, C. Curtin, S. Wright

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 13 July 1946
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.14.98 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 1 6 . 5 10 . 10 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 8 . 6 8 . 7 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 13 RICH by 15 RICH by 26 RICH by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Fred Hughson (Fitzroy)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Broadstock, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 2 ?
19 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 4 ?
20 Eames, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Nagle, Phil ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Poulter, Ray ? ? 4 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
6 Turner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 1 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
2 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
23 Fields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Fox, Kevin ? ? 3 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 2 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
10 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
20 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Winberg, Harold ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

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