1953 VFL Round 15: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1953 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Des Rowe captained the hosts. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, R. Fisher, T. Hafey, K. Hogan, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, I. Davidson, B. Gleeson, J. Hartigan, G. Hibbins, D. Howell, A. Hurst, B. Linger, N. Linney, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, A. Squire, G. Turner, B. Woinarski

Richmond (13.16.94) defeated St Kilda (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), B. Davie (2), F. Dunin (2), B. Wilson (2), K. Betson, T. Hafey, K. Hogan, G. Spring, R. Wright
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), B. Gleeson (2), J. Hartigan (2), D. Howell (2), G. Hibbins, B. Linger, N. Roberts

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 8 August 1953
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 13.16.94 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 7 5 . 7 10 . 12 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
St Kilda 2 . 2 7 . 11 8 . 13 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin RICH by 11 STKL by 16 RICH by 11 RICH by 14 RICH by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alby Pannam (Richmond), Col Williamson (St Kilda)
Captains: Des Rowe (Richmond), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
34 Audas, Pat ? ? 0 ?
5 Betson, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 2 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 0 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 2 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 2 ?
20 Fisher, Reg ? ? 0 ?
18 Hafey, Tom ? ? 1 ?
12 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
30 Ritchie, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
8 Ryan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 16

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 2 ?
14 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 2 ?
22 Hartigan, Jack ? ? 2 ?
24 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 2 ?
15 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Linger, Bill ? ? 1 ?
1 Linney, Neville ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
23 Turner, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s