1947 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1947 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1947 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, R. Durham, L. Jones, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, N. Ross, W. Russell, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, J. Watson, B. Wilson
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, L. Owens, A. Ruthven, H. Tonn, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys
Richmond (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (3), A. Mooney (3), N. Ross (2), B. Morris, M. Oppy, W. Russell, B. Wilson
Fitzroy: E. Hart (5), A. Ruthven (3), N. Johnstone (2), G. Coates
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | RICH by 20 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Owens, Llew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Tonn, Heinz | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||