1954 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1954 between Richmond and Carlton during round 3 of the 1954 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval. Des Rowe captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, B. Green, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, G. Kerr, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Moran, K. O'Brien, N. O'Brien, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, M. Wenn, D. Zeunert

Richmond (14.20.104) defeated Carlton (12.8.80).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), B. Davie (2), B. Wilson (2), R. Wright (2), A. Cooke, J. Deane, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, L. Sharp, G. Spring
Carlton: J. Mills (3), J. Chick (2), M. Wenn (2), G. Gilchrist, K. Hands, J. James, B. Milroy, B. Moran

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Carlton were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 1 May 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 14.20.104 - 12.8.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 4 . 6 10 . 14 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Carlton 3 . 1 8 . 3 8 . 4 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Margin CARL by 4 CARL by 21 RICH by 22 RICH by 24 RICH by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alby Pannam (Richmond), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Des Rowe (Richmond), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
34 Audas, Pat ? ? 0 ?
5 Betson, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 2 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 1 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 2 ?
11 Deane, Jim ? ? 1 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Green, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 1 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 1 ?
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 ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 20

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 2 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 1 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 1 ?
35 Kerr, Graham ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 3 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
37 Moran, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
22 O'Brien, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Brien, Noel ? ? 0 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
33 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 2 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s