1950 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1950 between Essendon and Richmond during round 16 of the 1950 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors with Don Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, J. Collins, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Snell, G. Tate
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), D. Fraser (vice-capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, F. Burge, M. Currie, R. Ednie, L. Flintoff, R. Horwood, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, D. Rowe, G. Sier, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon (20.15.135) defeated Richmond (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (8), R. McEwin (4), D. Reynolds (3), B. Hutchison (2), J. Collins, B. Snell, G. Tate
Richmond: R. Poulter (3), R. Wright (2), R. Ednie, D. Fraser, J. Nix, J. O'Rourke, R. Stokes, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Don Fraser
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Currie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||