1949 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1949 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1949 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, D. Fraser, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, N. Ross, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, K. Webb, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, G. Sier, B. Stephen, J. Toohey
Richmond (21.21.147) defeated Fitzroy (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Albiston (6), J. Dyer (5), R. Poulter (4), B. Wilson (3), L. Merrett, N. Ross, H. Rowe
Fitzroy: N. Smith (4), G. Coates (2), E. Hart, D. Kennedy, J. Toohey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 18 | 21 | . | 21 | 21 | . | 21 | (147) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 64 | RICH by 75 | RICH by 81 | RICH by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ross, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Webb, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 21 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||