1949 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1949 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 13 of the 1949 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Leo Merrett captained the hosts. Neil Pearson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.

Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), F. Burge, K. Dillon, L. Jones, B. Morris, J. Nix, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, N. Ross, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, K. Webb, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, C. Philp, B. Dalkin
Half-back: C. Austen, J. Robison, P. O'Donohue
Centre: N. Pearson (capt.), L. Bohan, B. Fisher
Half-forward: K. Hopper, V. McKinnon, F. Wain
Forward: T. Fletcher, A. Prior, B. Lambert
Follower: G. Anderson, F. Prowse, A. Le Nepveu
Sub.: J. Churchman, M. Williams

Richmond (16.21.117) defeated Hawthorn (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (5), B. Morris (4), B. Wilson (3), D. Rowe (2), J. Nix, R. Wright
Hawthorn: T. Fletcher (2), B. Lambert (2), A. Prior (2), K. Hopper, A. Le Nepveu, F. Wain

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 16 July 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.21.117 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 4 9 . 9 13 . 12 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Hawthorn 4 . 10 6 . 11 8 . 12 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin HWTH by 18 RICH by 16 RICH by 30 RICH by 50 RICH by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Alec Albiston (Hawthorn)
Captains: Leo Merrett (Richmond), Neil Pearson (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Burge, Fred ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
16 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 4 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 1 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 5 ?
11 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Ross, Noel ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 2 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 21

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Gordon RU ? 0 ?
9 Austen, Col HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Leo C ? 0 ?
11 Churchman, Joe SUB ? 0 ?
21 Dalkin, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
26 Fisher, Bob WR ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted FPL ? 2 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HFFL ? 1 ?
17 Lambert, Brian FPR ? 2 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan RO ? 1 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic CHF ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil (c) WL ? 0 ?
8 Philp, Clive FB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert FF ? 2 ?
31 Prowse, Frank RU ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
2 Wain, Fred HFFR ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Mel SUB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 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

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Jack Dyer
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 N. Black 8 C. Philp 21 B. Dalkin













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 C. Austen 12 J. Robison 14 P. O'Donohue













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson (c) 15 L. Bohan 26 B. Fisher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 6 G. Anderson 11 J. Churchman
HALF-FORWARD 31 F. Prowse 10 M. Williams
3 K. Hopper 20 V. McKinnon 2 F. Wain 19 A. Le Nepveu











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



23 T. Fletcher 24 A. Prior 17 B. Lambert













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Alec Albiston