1951 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1951 between Footscray and Richmond during round 12 of the 1951 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), K. Albiston, T. Allen, C. Austen, A. Cooke, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Irvine, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray (9.17.71) defeated Richmond (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Linton (3), T. Whitten (3), L. Kent, F. McRae, B. Wood
Richmond: R. Poulter (4), B. Morris, J. O'Rourke
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||