1952 VFL Round 19: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1952 between Richmond and Essendon during round 19 of the 1952 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), C. Austen, A. Cations, F. Clarke, G. Collins, A. Cooke, G. Cox, K. Dillon, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, R. Gibb, S. Morcom, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), S. Booth, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Jones, J. Knowles, A. Law, G. Leek, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Richmond (15.11.101) defeated Essendon (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (5), B. Wilson (3), K. Dillon (2), J. O'Rourke (2), A. Cations, G. Cox, G. Spring
Essendon: J. Coleman (9), S. Booth, J. Carstairs
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Austen, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Flintoff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Law, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||