1953 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1953 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 6 of the 1953 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), K. Batchelor, K. Clarke, M. Dunstan, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, D. Healey, J. Hickey, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, J. Parker, R. Richards, B. Rose, B. Tebble, F. Tuck, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), B. Boland, R. Branton, A. Cations, G. Collins, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, K. Gleeson, B. Green, T. Hafey, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Collingwood (9.8.62) defeated Richmond (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Twomey (4), B. Rose (3), M. Twomey (2)
Richmond: R. Branton (2), T. Hafey, J. Ritchie, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
23,036
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
9.8.62 - 5.9.39
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | COLL by 5 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 24 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Tebble, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Gleeson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||