1953 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1953 between Geelong and Richmond during round 16 of the 1953 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, J. Roberts, N. Sharp, B. Smith, L. Turner, G. Williams, D. Worland, B. Worner
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, K. Hogan, S. Morcom, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong (14.18.102) defeated Richmond (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (4), D. Palmer (3), F. Flanagan, H. Herbert, B. McMaster, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, B. Worner
Richmond: A. Cooke, K. Hogan, J. Patterson, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 55 | GEEL by 69 | GEEL by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Roberts, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Worland, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 9 | |||