1947 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1947 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
George Gniel captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, D. Calverley, F. Cook, R. Durham, B. James, L. Jones, D. Knott, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, W. Russell, R. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, K. Brown, G. Card, B. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, F. Pike, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. White, J. Whitten
Richmond (18.18.126) defeated Geelong (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (5), F. Burge (3), R. Poulter (3), J. Watson (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Wright (2), A. Mooney
Geelong: L. White (3), T. Morrow (2), N. Scott (2), D. Brown, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
14,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | RICH by 12 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 51 | RICH by 49 | RICH by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
George Gniel
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | James, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Knott, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 18 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzgerald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||