1953 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1953 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 3-1-14, P%: 81.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audas, Pat | #34 | 6 | 5 | R02, R04-05, R14-16 |
| Betson, Kevin | #5 | 10 | 1 | R01-03, R12-18 |
| Boland, Brian | #9 | 5 | 0 | R05-08, R14 |
| Branton, Ron | #29 | 17 | 22 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Brewer, Lloyd | #21 | 3 | 1 | R11-13 |
| Cations, Allan | #33 | 15 | 2 | R01-10, R14-18 |
| Clarke, Fred | #17 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R05 |
| Collins, Gerry | #27 | 5 | 0 | R06-09, R18 |
| Cooke, Allan | #7 | 17 | 11 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Coppock, Kevin | #30 | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 |
| Cox, Graham | #37 | 10 | 5 | R01-04, R09-14 |
| Davie, Brian | #35 | 15 | 15 | R02-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Dillon, Kevin | #31 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Dunin, Frank | #23 | 8 | 9 | R11-18 |
| Ednie, Ray | #23 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Fisher, Reg | #20 | 4 | 2 | R11-13, R15 |
| Geard, Rex | #36 | 3 | 0 | R04-05, R10 |
| Gibb, Ray | #23 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Gleeson, Kevin | #16 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Green, Bill | #10 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R06-09 |
| Hafey, Tom | #18 | 12 | 8 | R06-17 |
| Hall, Reg | #26 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Hoare, Gavin | #38 | 3 | 1 | R09-10, R12 |
| Hogan, Kevin | #12 | 6 | 7 | R13-18 |
| Morcom, Stan | #22 | 7 | 0 | R03-05, R07-08, R16-17 |
| Nix, John | #1 | 8 | 3 | R01-06, R17-18 |
| Oppy, Max | #14 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| O'Rourke, Jack | #4 | 5 | 14 | R03-04, R10-12 |
| Patterson, Jeff | #25 | 13 | 4 | R06-18 |
| Poulter, Ray | #24 | 12 | 19 | R01-05, R07-10, R12-13, R17 |
| Ritchie, John | #30 | 9 | 1 | R06-07, R11, R13-18 |
| Rowe, Des | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Rowe, Havel | #3 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Ryan, Frank | #8 | 17 | 2 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Schofield, Peter | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01, R09 |
| Slater, Frank | #16 | 4 | 0 | R10-12, R18 |
| Spring, Geoff | #19 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #6 | 3 | 0 | R08-09, R11 |
| Walsh, Gerry | #28 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Wilson, Bill | #32 | 15 | 12 | R01-11, R14-16, R18 |
| Wright, Roy | #2 | 17 | 14 | R01-11, R13-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannam, Alby | 18 | 3 | -1- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1953 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 6 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 18 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 54 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 29 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 34 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 11/07/1953 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 5 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 14 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 69 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 41 | Alby Pannam | Des Rowe |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.