1954 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 5 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, R. Lane, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), P. Audas, K. Betson, B. Boland, R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, B. Green, S. Morcom, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, L. Sharp, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne (14.13.97) defeated Richmond (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (5), F. Adams (3), L. Arnold, T. Bull, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, L. Mithen, S. Spencer
Richmond: R. Branton (3), B. Wilson (2), R. Wright (2), J. Deane, R. Poulter, L. Sharp
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,247
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Audas, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Green, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||