1953 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1953 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 12 of the 1953 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, G. Case, K. Christie, B. Constable, L. Gloury, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, R. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Melville, B. Morrow, M. Reeves, P. Schofield, J. Thomson, D. Williams, J. Wilson
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, L. Brewer, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, R. Fisher, T. Hafey, G. Hoare, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, J. Patterson, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, F. Slater, G. Spring
Melbourne (11.9.75) drew with Richmond (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Schofield (5), K. Albiston (3), D. Cordner, J. Thomson, J. Wilson
Richmond: R. Branton (3), G. Cox (2), R. Fisher (2), J. O'Rourke (2), G. Hoare, R. Poulter
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,402
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | MELB by 32 | MELB by 9 | RICH by 1 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Constable, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gloury, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Morrow, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Reeves, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Brewer, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fisher, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Hoare, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Rourke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||