1947 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1947 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 2 of the 1947 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, B. Clay, J. Collins, F. Curcio, C. Denning, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, N. Price, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, M. Smith, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Bourke, F. Burge, D. Calverley, F. Cook, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, A. Pannam, B. Perkins, J. Turner, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Fitzroy (13.22.100) defeated Richmond (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (5), A. Ruthven (3), B. Clay, J. Collins, N. Jarvis, J. Kettle, K. Sier
Richmond: F. Bourke (2), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney (2), A. Pannam (2), J. Dyer, R. Evans, B. Morris

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 April 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 13.22.100 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 5 3 . 13 6 . 19 13 . 22 13 . 22 (100)
Richmond 5 . 2 5 . 4 8 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin RICH by 21 RICH by 3 RICH by 1 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Brown, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 1 ?
1 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 5 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 1 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
32 Kettle, Jim ? ? 1 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 3 ?
30 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Sier, Ken ? ? 1 ?
34 Smith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 22

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bourke, Frank ? ? 2 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
19 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
20 Evans, Ron ? ? 1 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Pannam, Alby ? ? 2 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Turner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Watson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 11

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