1948 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1948 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1948 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. Alec Albiston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, R. Durham, M. Evans, D. Fraser, F. Howard, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, C. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Hawthorn
Back: C. Austen, W. Culpitt, L. Johnston
Half-back: C. Philp, R. Boys, J. Robison
Centre: J. Brain, R. Baldwin, J. Hester
Half-forward: P. O'Donohue, T. Fletcher, K. Hopper
Forward: T. Ferguson, A. Prior, C. Swenson
Follower: K. Curran, M. Williams, A. Albiston (capt.)
Sub.: R. Shalless, M. Worrall

Richmond (17.11.113) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (4), J. Dyer (3), R. Poulter (3), K. Albiston (2), M. Evans, B. Morris, M. Oppy, J. Stokes, B. Wilson
Hawthorn: T. Ferguson (3), C. Swenson (2), A. Albiston, T. Fletcher, P. O'Donohue, A. Prior

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 28 August 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Hawthorn
Score: 17.11.113 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 5 8 . 7 14 . 8 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Hawthorn 2 . 0 8 . 4 8 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin RICH by 23 RICH by 3 RICH by 39 RICH by 53 RICH by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Ireland

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 2 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
6 Evans, Max ? ? 1 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 4 ?
28 Howard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 1 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
28 Stokes, Jervis ? ? 1 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
13 Watson, Clive ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Williams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 11

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Albiston, Alec (c) RO ? 1 ?
9 Austen, Col BPL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy C ? 0 ?
29 Boys, Ron CHB ? 0 ?
11 Brain, Jack WL ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FB ? 0 ?
25 Curran, Kevin RU ? 0 ?
20 Ferguson, Tom FPL ? 3 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted CHF ? 1 ?
4 Hester, Jack WR ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HFFR ? 0 ?
30 Johnston, Lionel BPR ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HFFL ? 1 ?
8 Philp, Clive HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 1 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Shalless, Ralph SUB ? 0 ?
16 Swenson, Clarrie FPR↓ ? 2 ?
10 Williams, Mel RU ? 0 ?
32 Worrall, Malcolm SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 6

M. Worrall replaced C. Swenson during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Jack Dyer
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 C. Austen 2 W. Culpitt 30 L. Johnston













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



8 C. Philp 29 R. Boys 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



11 J. Brain 18 R. Baldwin 4 J. Hester









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 K. Curran 17 R. Shalless
HALF-FORWARD 10 M. Williams 32 M. Worrall
14 P. O'Donohue 23 T. Fletcher 3 K. Hopper 1 A. Albiston (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 T. Ferguson 24 A. Prior 16 C. Swenson













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston