1953 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1953 between Essendon and Richmond during round 7 of the 1953 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gamble, L. Gardiner, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, A. Thaw, J. Towner
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), B. Boland, R. Branton, A. Cations, G. Collins, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, B. Green, T. Hafey, S. Morcom, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon (11.18.84) defeated Richmond (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), J. Gamble, J. Harrington, B. Hutchison, I. Monks, J. Towner
Richmond: B. Wilson (2), B. Davie, T. Hafey, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||