1948 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1948 between Richmond and Footscray during round 2 of the 1948 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, M. Currie, R. Durham, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, G. Spring, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, A. Linton, J. Logan, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, T. Miller, L. Parker, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, N. Webb, J. Welsh
Richmond (20.12.132) defeated Footscray (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (5), R. Evans (4), S. Tomlins (4), B. Morris (3), B. Wilson (3), B. Wiggins
Footscray: M. Laffey (3), D. Bryden, J. Logan, B. Reid, T. Robb, N. Webb
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | RICH by 47 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 76 | RICH by 75 | RICH by 75 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Parker, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||