1948 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1948 between Richmond and Essendon during round 16 of the 1948 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, R. Durham, R. Evans, D. Fraser, F. Howard, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, S. Tomlins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Richmond (8.7.55) were defeated by Essendon (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (3), R. Poulter (2), R. Evans, F. Howard, S. Tomlins
Essendon: B. Brittingham (5), J. Jones, T. Leehane, B. Syme
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | RICH by 4 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Howard, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tomlins, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||