1954 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Richmond and Footscray during round 2 of the 1954 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, J. Deane, K. Dillon, R. Hall, D. Hart, S. Morcom, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, J. Nuttall, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, N. Thompson, A. Trusler, A. Warren, K. White, T. Whitten
Richmond (12.19.91) defeated Footscray (9.19.73).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), R. Poulter (2), B. Wilson (2), K. Betson, J. Deane, S. Morcom, L. Sharp, G. Spring, R. Wright
Footscray: B. Gilmore (3), A. Trusler (2), P. Box, R. Duffy, H. Stevens, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | White, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||