1953 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1953 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 2 of the 1953 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, A. Bench, N. Broderick, N. Carroll, G. Coates, C. Davey, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, J. Murphy, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, K. Dillon, R. Ednie, B. Green, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy (12.9.81) defeated Richmond (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (6), J. Streader (2), N. Carroll, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, A. Ruthven
Richmond: B. Davie (3), R. Poulter (3), R. Branton (2), A. Cooke, J. Nix, G. Spring
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ednie, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||