1953 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between Richmond and Carlton during round 3 of the 1953 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, K. Dillon, B. Green, S. Morcom, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Brown, J. Chick, H. Dern, G. Ferry, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, M. Thomas, T. Walsh, K. Warburton, M. Wenn
Richmond (15.8.98) were defeated by Carlton (16.8.104).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (6), J. O'Rourke (4), R. Branton (2), G. Spring (2), B. Davie
Carlton: T. Walsh (6), J. Howell (4), J. Spencer (3), L. Kerr, J. Mills, M. Wenn
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
31,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 1 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dern, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Thomas, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 8 | |||