1953 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1953 between Richmond and Essendon during round 18 of the 1953 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, G. Collins, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, K. Hogan, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. Patterson, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, F. Slater, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, K. Bradley, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, A. Dale, F. Gallagher, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Richmond (13.7.85) were defeated by Essendon (19.12.126).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Cooke (3), R. Branton (2), A. Cations (2), B. Davie, F. Dunin, K. Hogan, J. Nix, G. Spring, R. Wright
Essendon: J. Coleman (10), I. Monks (4), B. Hutchison (3), F. Gallagher, J. Gill
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Collins, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 12 | |||