1953 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1953 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1953 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
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 |