1949 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1949 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 15 of the 1949 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Fred Green captained the hosts.
Leo Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, L. Carroll, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, A. Stevens, D. Wicks
Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), T. Allen, M. Currie, R. Evans, D. Fraser, R. Irvine, L. Jones, B. Morris, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
St Kilda (13.11.89) defeated Richmond (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: K. Rosewarne (5), P. Bennett (2), J. Ross (2), A. Squire (2), B. Hancock, M. Langdon
Richmond: R. Poulter (6), R. Evans (2), D. Fraser
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Richmond remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | STKL by 23 | STKL by 27 | STKL by 53 | STKL by 21 | STKL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Leo Merrett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carroll, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Chapman, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stevens, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||