1949 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1949 between Richmond and Footscray during round 1 of the 1949 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, M. Laffey, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, V. Morrissey, E. Rees, Bob Reid, Bruce Reid, T. Robb, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, C. Sutton, S. Wallis, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
Richmond (19.13.127) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Albiston (7), J. Dyer (5), B. Morris (4), R. Poulter, D. Rowe, J. Stokes
Footscray: M. Laffey (2), A. Olliver (2), G. McLaren, B. Reid, T. Robb, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 18 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | RICH by 12 | RICH by 49 | RICH by 51 | RICH by 69 | RICH by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Goal Umpire:
K. McLellan
Boundary Umpire:
B. Downie
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Wallis, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||