1946 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1946 between Richmond and Footscray during round 15 of the 1946 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
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, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, W. Russell, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Collins, D. Coulton, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Morrison, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, J. Thoms, G. Tribe, N. Ware, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Richmond (12.21.93) were defeated by Footscray (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Wright (3), J. Dyer (2), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney (2), L. Merrett, B. Morris, B. Wilson
Footscray: J. Thoms (4), A. Collins (3), J. Ryan (2), N. Ware (2), B. Wood (2), G. McLaren
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
31,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Eames, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 21 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Coulton, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||