1952 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1952 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1952 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, K. Betson, F. Clarke, G. Collins, A. Cooke, G. Cox, K. Dillon, G. Hoare, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, R. Reiffel, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, P. Schofield, G. Spring, A. Western
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, N. Broderick, G. Coates, C. Davey, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, R. Millington, B. Roberts, K. Ross, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys, K. Wright
Richmond (5.17.47) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Spring (2), G. Collins, J. O'Rourke, P. Schofield
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (5), A. Ruthven (2), J. Streader (2), J. Harding, N. Johnstone
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 17 | 5 | . | 17 | (47) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Hoare, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reiffel, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Western, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Millington, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||