1951 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1951 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 6 of the 1951 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Bill Morris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Green and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, B. Cameron, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, J. Evans, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, A. Olle, F. Pattison, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, C. Riley, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski
Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, R. Irvine, J. Nix, M. Oppy, B. O'Rourke, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright
St Kilda (18.9.117) were defeated by Richmond (19.12.126).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), N. Bloom (4), J. Coffey (2), J. Evans (2), K. Rosewarne (2), J. Ross (2), H. Bray, K. Phelan
Richmond: J. O'Rourke (7), R. Horwood (3), R. Poulter (3), J. Nix (2), B. Wilson (2), A. Cooke, R. Stokes
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | STKL by 32 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Bill Morris
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | Bloom, Nick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Chapman, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Olle, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pattison, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Phelan, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Riley, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Horwood, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Rourke, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stokes, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 12 | |||