1954 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1954 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1954 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
Gerald Marchesi captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
North Melbourne
G. Marchesi (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, K. Dynon, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, K. Smith, J. Spencer
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, J. Deane, K. Dillon, D. Hart, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
North Melbourne (15.11.101) defeated Richmond (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (8), A. Aylett (3), M. Grambeau (2), K. Dynon, B. Martyn
Richmond: J. Walton (4), R. Branton (3), B. Wilson (3), D. Hart, L. Sharp, G. Spring
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Monday 19 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
15.11.101 - 13.14.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | RICH by 24 | RICH by 8 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Gerald Marchesi
(North Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||