1951 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1951 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1951 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Don Fraser captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
D. Fraser (capt.), K. Albiston, T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, M. Currie, L. Flintoff, R. Horwood, M. Oppy, B. O'Rourke, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), N. Carroll, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, T. Magee, B. Roberts, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, L. Watson
Richmond (9.12.66) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (5), T. Allen, R. Horwood, R. Stokes, B. Wilson
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), D. Hart (3), N. Jarvis (3), G. Coates (2)
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | RICH by 16 | FITZ by 9 | level | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Don Fraser
(Richmond),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Rourke, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||