1951 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1951 between Richmond and Footscray during round 1 of the 1951 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Clarke, D. Fraser, L. Gardner, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, J. King, M. Laffey, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Willis, B. Wood
Richmond (15.9.99) were defeated by Footscray (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (5), R. Stokes (3), B. Boland (2), R. Horwood, B. Morris, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, B. Wilson
Footscray: A. Bulman (3), B. Wood (3), L. Kent (2), M. Laffey (2), D. Bryden, D. Henderson, J. King, C. Sutton, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | FOOT by 19 | RICH by 1 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gardner, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Willis, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | |||