1949 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1949 between Geelong and Richmond during round 8 of the 1949 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Tom Morrow captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Geelong
T. Morrow (capt.), D. Bauer, W. Canning, J. Condon, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, C. King, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, R. Middlemiss, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, L. White

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Irvine, L. Jones, L. Merrett, B. Morris, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, N. Ross, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wilson, S. Wilson, R. Wright

Geelong (10.15.75) were defeated by Richmond (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (6), J. Condon (2), F. Flanagan, M. Lynch
Richmond: R. Poulter (3), J. Dyer (2), N. Ross (2), K. Albiston, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, B. Wilson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 4 June 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 22,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 10.15.75 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 7 6 . 10 9 . 13 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Richmond 0 . 3 2 . 4 5 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin GEEL by 22 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 26 RICH by 4 RICH by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Tom Morrow (Geelong), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bauer, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Canning, Warren ? ? 0 ?
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 2 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
36 King, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 1 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
26 Monahan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 0 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 15

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 1 ?
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 2 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 1 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 1 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

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