1950 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1950 between Richmond and Essendon during round 5 of the 1950 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Morris captained the hosts with Don Fraser as vice-captain.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Burge, M. Currie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Roberts, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, K. Sier, G. Spring, J. Stokes, R. Stokes, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, R. McEwin, K. Newton, B. Snell, G. Tate, A. Thaw
Richmond (10.18.78) were defeated by Essendon (17.8.110).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Morris (3), R. Poulter (2), R. Wright (2), M. Currie, J. Stokes, B. Wilson
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), D. Reynolds (4), B. Hutchison (3), J. Jones (2), R. McEwin (2), G. Tate
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
33,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 1 | 13 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Morris
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Don Fraser
(Richmond),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allen, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Roberts, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Stokes, Jervis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 8 | |||