1952 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1952 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round one of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (5.15.45) were defeated by Richmond (7.12.54).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 5.15.45 - 7.12.54

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Allan Ruthven

Richmond

Captain: Des Rowe
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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 50s