1948 VFL Round 14: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1948 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 14 of the 1948 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Leo Merrett captained the hosts.
Harold Bray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Fred Froude.
Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, R. Durham, M. Evans, R. Evans, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
St Kilda
H. Bray (capt.), P. Bennett, B. Cameron, J. Drinan, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, L. Lewis, J. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, F. Pemberton, B. Phillips, G. Ramsay, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, A. Stevens, B. Wilkie
Richmond (21.20.146) defeated St Kilda (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (8), K. Albiston (4), J. Stokes (3), S. Tomlins (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Evans, M. Oppy
St Kilda: K. Mulhall (2), J. Solomon (2), B. Hancock
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 20 | 21 | . | 20 | (146) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | RICH by 20 | RICH by 68 | RICH by 67 | RICH by 107 | RICH by 107 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Fred Froude
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Leo Merrett
(Richmond),
Harold Bray
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cole
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Evans, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 20 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lewis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pemberton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Ramsay, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stevens, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||