1950 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1950 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1950 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts with Fred Burge as vice-captain.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), F. Burge (vice-capt.), K. Albiston, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, L. Flintoff, R. Horwood, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Sier, K. Sier, J. Stokes, R. Stokes
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys
Richmond (9.15.69) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Currie (3), J. Nix (2), B. Boland, B. Morris, R. Poulter, J. Stokes
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), N. Johnstone (2), D. Kennedy (2), B. Miller
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Fred Burge
(Richmond),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jones
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||