1947 VFL Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1947 between Fitzroy and Richmond in the first semi final of the 1947 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at MCG.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, L. Monaghan, R. Nicholls, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Toohey
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), F. Burge, F. Cook, M. Currie, R. Durham, D. Fraser, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, P. Phillips, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, W. Russell, R. Stokes, L. Taylor, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy (16.7.103) defeated Richmond (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (3), L. Monaghan (3), N. Johnstone (2), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, A. McLaughlin, K. Sier, J. Toohey
Richmond: L. Taylor (3), B. Wilson (3), M. Currie (2), D. Fraser (2), A. Mooney
As a result of this match, Fitzroy faced Essendon in the preliminary final and Richmond were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
82,570
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 7 | (103) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phillips, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||