1948 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1948 between Footscray and Richmond during round 13 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Arthur Olliver captained the hosts.
Leo Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, T. Miller, V. Morrissey, E. Rees, T. Robb, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers
Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, F. Cook, R. Durham, R. Evans, F. Howard, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray (10.14.74) were defeated by Richmond (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (4), C. Yewers (2), A. Bulman, M. Isaac, M. Laffey, J. Logan
Richmond: R. Poulter (6), B. Wilson (2), R. Evans, B. Morris, J. Stokes, S. Tomlins
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Leo Merrett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Miller, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Howard, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||