1947 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1947 between Richmond and Essendon during round 9 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, W. Cook, R. Durham, L. Jones, D. Knott, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, L. Dearle, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, R. Hill, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme
Richmond (7.14.56) were defeated by Essendon (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Burge (2), J. Dyer (2), A. Mooney, L. Taylor, B. Wilson
Essendon: G. Lane (4), T. Leehane (3), K. Rawle (3), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones (2), I. Goodingham, B. Harper, B. Pearson, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
34,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 62 | ESSE by 69 | ESSE by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Cook, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | |||