1947 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1947 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1947 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, K. Colls, F. Cook, M. Currie, D. Fraser, D. Knott, B. Morris, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, W. Russell, R. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: J. McLeod, C. Austen, L. Johnston
Half-back: L. Pabst, D. McVilly, J. Robison
Centre: J. Brain, P. O'Donohue, N. Pearson
Half-forward: G. Anderson, K. Hopper, C. Swenson
Forward: K. Molloy, A. Prior, J. Hester
Follower: T. Fletcher, J. Morgan, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: J. Fisher, T. Spear

Richmond (13.18.96) defeated Hawthorn (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (5), K. Albiston (4), J. Dyer, R. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wilson
Hawthorn: A. Prior (4), G. Anderson (3), C. Swenson

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 2 August 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Hawthorn
Score: 13.18.96 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 3 8 . 6 11 . 12 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 5 . 5 5 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin RICH by 26 RICH by 19 RICH by 43 RICH by 41 RICH by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 4 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Colls, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
30 Currie, Max ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 5 ?
13 Knott, Dan ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Phillips, Pat ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
35 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
4 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 1 ?
29 Watson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 18

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 0 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon HFFL ? 3 ?
9 Austen, Col FB↓ ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WL ? 0 ?
18 Fisher, Jack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
32 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
29 Hester, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken CHF ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel BPR ? 0 ?
4 McLeod, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
8 McVilly, Don CHB ? 0 ?
28 Molloy, Keith FPL ? 0 ?
8 Morgan, Jim RU↓ ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter C ? 0 ?
15 Pabst, Len HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WR ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 4 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
10 Spear, Tom SUB↑ ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 7

T. Spear replaced J. Morgan at three-quarter-time.
J. Fisher replaced C. Austen during the third quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Jack Dyer
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
4 J. McLeod 9 C. Austen 30 L. Johnston













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 L. Pabst 8 D. McVilly 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



11 J. Brain 14 P. O'Donohue 7 N. Pearson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 32 T. Fletcher 18 J. Fisher
HALF-FORWARD 8 J. Morgan 10 T. Spear
6 G. Anderson 3 K. Hopper 16 C. Swenson 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



28 K. Molloy 24 A. Prior 29 J. Hester













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston