1948 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1948 between Richmond and Geelong during round 9 of the 1948 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Lindsay White captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, R. Durham, R. Evans, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, J. Roberts, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, D. Davies, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. Turner, Len White

Richmond (15.14.104) defeated Geelong (14.19.103).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (4), K. Albiston (3), B. Wilson (3), R. Evans (2), D. Fraser (2), J. Stokes
Geelong: L. White (8), T. Morrow (3), D. Davies, B. Davis, R. Renfrey

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Monday 14 June 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 15.14.104 - 14.19.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 2 6 . 7 8 . 12 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Geelong 3 . 5 7 . 10 9 . 18 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Margin GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 12 RICH by 1 RICH by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Tommy Quinn (Geelong)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Lindsay White (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jones

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 3 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 4 ?
20 Evans, Ron ? ? 2 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Stokes, Jervis ? ? 1 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 3 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 14

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Doug ? ? 0 ?
20 Card, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Davies, Doug ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 3 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
25 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
30 White, Len ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay (c) ? ? 8 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 19

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