1951 VFL Round 17: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1951 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Bill Morris captained the hosts. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.

Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, R. Horwood, R. Irvine, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, F. Ryan, P. Schofield, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Bloom, H. Bray, J. Coffey, I. Davidson, J. Fitzgerald, F. Green, A. Hurst, T. McNeil, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, K. Phelan, B. Phillips, C. Riley, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, F. Russo, A. Squire, F. Sutherland

Richmond (18.17.125) defeated St Kilda (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Schofield (6), B. Morris (4), A. Cooke (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Poulter, G. Spring, B. Turner, R. Wright
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), K. Rosewarne (3), B. Phillips (2), K. Phelan

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 25 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 18.17.125 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 1 9 . 7 14 . 10 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
St Kilda 1 . 6 6 . 8 7 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin RICH by 7 RICH by 17 RICH by 43 RICH by 53 RICH by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Fred Green (St Kilda)
Captains: Bill Morris (Richmond), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 2 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
22 Horwood, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Irvine, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill (c) ? ? 4 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 1 ?
35 Ritchie, John ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
8 Ryan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Schofield, Peter ? ? 6 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
28 Turner, Brian ? ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 18 17

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 4 ?
36 Bloom, Nick ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
16 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 McNeil, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
34 Phelan, Ken ? ? 1 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
23 Riley, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 3 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Russo, Felix ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Sutherland, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 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