1952 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1952 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 1 of the 1952 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, N. Jarvis, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Brown, A. Cooke, R. Ednie, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, R. Geard, K. Hogan, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, P. Schofield, G. Spring, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy (5.15.45) were defeated by Richmond (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Simpson (2), T. Ongarello, A. Ruthven, J. Streader
Richmond: A. Cooke (2), R. Poulter (2), G. Spring (2), B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Brown, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Geard, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||