1947 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between Geelong and Richmond during round 17 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Geelong
J. Bailey, D. Bauer, A. Burrell, G. Card, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, G. Pike, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White, B. Wilson, R. Wood
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, M. Currie, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, R. Poulter, C. Priestley, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, W. Russell, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Geelong (16.19.115) defeated Richmond (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (9), B. Harwood (3), R. Renfrey (2), P. Hunt, M. Lynch
Richmond: D. Fraser (6), D. Rowe (2), B. Wilson (2), K. Albiston, J. Dyer, R. Poulter
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | RICH by 11 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Burrell, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 34 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 19 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||