1947 VFL Round 1: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Kevin Dynon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, D. Calverley, K. Colls, F. Cook, R. Durham, R. Evans, D. Fraser, V. Hill, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, A. Pannam, B. Perkins, W. Russell, J. Turner, B. Wiggins, R. Wright
North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), T. Bourke, D. Condon, F. Connellan, D. Coulton, A. Crump, S. Dyer, J. Harrison, F. Hill, Jim Malone, Joe Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. Molloy, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, F. Stephens, H. Winberg
Richmond (18.27.135) defeated North Melbourne (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (5), R. Evans (4), A. Pannam (4), F. Bourke (3), A. Mooney, R. Wright
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (5), D. Molloy (3), F. Stephens (3), A. Crump (2), J. Malone, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.27.135 - 15.14.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 20 | 18 | . | 27 | 18 | . | 27 | (135) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | NMLB by 17 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Kevin Dynon
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bourke, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Colls, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hill, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Turner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 27 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Connellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Coulton, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Dynon, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Hill, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Malone, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molloy, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Stephens, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||