1950 VFL Round 11: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1950 between Richmond and Footscray during round 11 of the 1950 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts with Don Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), B. Boland, F. Burge, A. Cooke, M. Currie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, L. Flintoff, R. Horwood, J. Nix, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, J. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
A. Abbey, J. Barrett, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, M. Hutcheson, J. King, A. Linton, A. Martin, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, F. McRae, A. Moncrieff, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Richmond (15.18.108) defeated Footscray (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Stokes (4), R. Poulter (3), D. Fraser (2), R. Horwood (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Boland, G. Spring
Footscray: J. Collins (2), R. Egan (2), A. Martin, L. McCankie, A. Moncrieff, B. Reardon
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | RICH by 20 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 46 | RICH by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
unknown
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Don Fraser
(Richmond),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hutcheson, Morrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||