1953 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1953 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, K. Coppock, G. Cox, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, B. Green, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, P. Schofield, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, D. Anderson, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, L. Gloury, A. Krause, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, M. Orr, N. Paynter, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, J. Wilson
Richmond (11.7.73) defeated Melbourne (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Cooke (2), G. Cox (2), R. Poulter (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Ednie, H. Rowe, G. Spring
Melbourne: D. Anderson (3), B. McKenzie (2), J. Thomson (2), A. Krause, J. Wilson
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,394
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | RICH by 11 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Coppock, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Anderson, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Krause, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Orr, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paynter, Nevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||