1953 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1953 between Richmond and Geelong during round 5 of the 1953 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, B. Boland, R. Branton, A. Cations, F. Clarke, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, R. Geard, R. Gibb, S. Morcom, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, J. McMahon, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, B. Murray, D. Palmer, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, S. Smith, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Richmond (6.16.52) were defeated by Geelong (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), R. Wright (2), H. Rowe, F. Ryan
Geelong: G. Goninon (11), R. Hovey (2), B. Davis, B. McMaster
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 44 | GEEL by 74 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Clarke, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Geard, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gibb, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murray, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||