1949 VFL Season Round 18: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1949 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round eighteen of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (6.15.51) were defeated by Richmond (9.8.62).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 6.15.51 - 9.8.62

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Norm Smith
Coach: Norm Smith

Richmond

Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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