1949 VFL Round 19: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1949 between Richmond and Geelong during round 19 of the 1949 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. Jack Dyer captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Clarke, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, L. Merrett, B. Morris, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, J. Watson, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, S. Wilson

Geelong
W. Canning, J. Condon, D. Davies, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, C. King, J. McGrath, B. Morrison, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, R. Warren

Richmond (22.12.144) defeated Geelong (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Dyer (6), B. Morris (4), K. Albiston (3), R. Poulter (3), R. Stokes (2), B. Wilson (2), L. Merrett, H. Rowe
Geelong: W. Canning (2), D. Davies (2), J. Condon, F. Flanagan, T. Fulton, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 August 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 22.12.144 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 4 12 . 8 14 . 9 22 . 12 22 . 12 (144)
Geelong 3 . 4 3 . 5 7 . 12 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin RICH by 6 RICH by 57 RICH by 39 RICH by 69 RICH by 69
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Jack Dyer (Richmond), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Hogan

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Albiston, Ken ? ? 3 ?
23 Clarke, Leo ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 0 ?
30 Currie, Max ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 6 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 1 ?
5 Morris, Bill ? ? 4 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 1 ?
25 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 2 ?
29 Watson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
6 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 22 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Canning, Warren ? ? 2 ?
6 Condon, Jack ? ? 1 ?
34 Davies, Doug ? ? 2 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 1 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
36 King, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 McGrath, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 1 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 1 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 1 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
15 Tuckwell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Warren, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 15

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