1951 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1951 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1951 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts.
Kevin Curran captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Hawthorn
Back:
J. McLeod, R. Gibb, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
J. Robison, V. McKinnon, P. O'Donohue
Centre:
T. Allsop, M. Fitchett, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
A. Le Nepveu, P. Cash, B. Griffiths
Forward:
P. Hancock, C. Philp, J. Hartigan
Follower:
K. Curran (capt.), J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
N. Black, G. Bowman
Richmond (17.18.120) defeated Hawthorn (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (5), B. Morris (4), H. Rowe (4), R. Horwood, R. Poulter, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Hawthorn: C. Philp (2), T. Allsop, P. Cash, B. Griffiths, J. Hartigan, R. Simmonds
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Hawthorn remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | HWTH by 9 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 64 | RICH by 64 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn)
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cash, Pat | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Fitchett, Mike | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Griffiths, Barry | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hancock, Peter | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hartigan, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLeod, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
G. Bowman replaced J. Robison during the second quarter.
N. Black replaced P. O'Donohue during the third quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 5 | J. McLeod | 29 | R. Gibb | 23 | T. Fletcher |
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| 12 | J. Robison | 20 | V. McKinnon | 14 | P. O'Donohue |
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| 4 | T. Allsop | 32 | M. Fitchett | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 19 | A. Le Nepveu | 33 | P. Cash | 13 | B. Griffiths | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 11 | P. Hancock | 8 | C. Philp | 2 | J. Hartigan |
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