1949 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1949 between Richmond and Essendon during round 16 of the 1949 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Leo Merrett captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
L. Merrett (capt.), K. Albiston, T. Allen, F. Burge, L. Clarke, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, L. Jones, J. Nix, J. O'Rourke, B. Perkins, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Lane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, F. Payne, K. Rawle, J. Simpson, G. Tate
Richmond (7.14.56) were defeated by Essendon (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Cooke (2), R. Poulter (2), D. Rowe (2), J. Nix
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), G. Lane (2), G. Tate (2), B. Hutchison
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Leo Merrett
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Simpson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||