1947 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1947 between Footscray and Richmond during round 10 of the 1947 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Footscray
L. Barker, P. Cahill, D. Collinson, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, W. Cook, R. Durham, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray (4.17.41) were defeated by Richmond (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (2), L. McCankie, T. Robb
Richmond: J. Dyer (3), M. Oppy (3), L. Jones, L. Merrett, J. Watson, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 17 | 4 | . | 17 | (41) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | FOOT by 2 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Collinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Cook, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||