1949 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1949 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 18 of the 1949 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, A. Gale, E. Goodger, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, R. Milburn, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, R. Wright
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, F. Burge, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, L. Merrett, B. Morris, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, S. Wilson
Fitzroy (6.15.51) were defeated by Richmond (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Coates (2), D. Kennedy (2), J. Kettle, N. Smith
Richmond: J. Dyer (2), K. Albiston, A. Cooke, M. Currie, B. Morris, G. Spring, J. Watson, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Milburn, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wright, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Watson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||