1953 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1953 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1953 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, L. Brewer, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, R. Fisher, T. Hafey, K. Hogan, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, R. Wright
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Hickey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, J. Murphy, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams, K. Wright
Richmond (13.7.85) were defeated by Fitzroy (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Davie (4), F. Dunin (3), K. Hogan (2), R. Branton, L. Brewer, A. Cooke, R. Wright
Fitzroy: J. Hickey (4), N. Johnstone (3), T. Ongarello (3), G. Coates, J. Gervasoni, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | FITZ by 22 | RICH by 1 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Brewer, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Fisher, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||