1949 VFL Season Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1949 between Richmond and Footscray during round one of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (19.13.127) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).
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
Richmond
Captain: Jack DyerCoach: Jack Dyer
Footscray
Captain: Arthur OlliverCoach: Arthur Olliver
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 | |||