1947 VFL Round 11: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1947 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1947 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Allan Hird captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, W. Cook, R. Durham, M. Evans, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, N. Ross, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson

St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, B. Carmody, J. Connally, A. Copsey, J. Curtin, M. Dimble, J. Drinan, F. Green, K. Mace, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, G. Ramsay, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross

Richmond (23.15.153) defeated St Kilda (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (6), L. Taylor (5), N. Ross (4), B. Wilson (3), M. Oppy (2), L. Jones, R. Poulter, J. Watson
St Kilda: P. Bennett (5), B. Carmody, K. Rosewarne

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 28 June 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 23.15.153 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 8 . 4 15 . 6 21 . 13 23 . 15 23 . 15 (153)
St Kilda 3 . 1 6 . 4 6 . 6 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin RICH by 33 RICH by 56 RICH by 97 RICH by 101 RICH by 101
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Allan Hird (St Kilda)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Allan Hird (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

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) ? ? 6 ?
6 Evans, Max ? ? 0 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 1 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 2 ?
34 Phillips, Pat ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 1 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 4 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
25 Taylor, Laurie ? ? 5 ?
29 Watson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 23 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 5 ?
25 Carmody, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Connally, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Copsey, Alf ? ? 0 ?
18 Curtin, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Dimble, Murray ? ? 0 ?
26 Drinan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Mace, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
7 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
16 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Ramsay, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

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