1953 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1953 between Richmond and Footscray during round 8 of the 1953 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
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, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, S. Vandersluys, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, T. Jones, J. Kerr, J. King, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, F. McRae, A. Rogers, D. Ross, A. Warren, K. White, T. Whitten
Richmond (8.11.59) were defeated by Footscray (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Davie (3), R. Wright (2), R. Branton, T. Hafey, R. Poulter
Footscray: C. Sutton (3), A. Rogers (2), P. Box, R. Duffy, B. Gilmore, T. Jones
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||