1954 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1954 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 7 of the 1954 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain.
Max Oppy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, K. Clarke, B. Dorman, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hickey, J. Hower, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, J. Parker, R. Richards, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, B. Turner, M. Twomey, M. Weideman
Richmond
M. Oppy (capt.), K. Betson, K. Bradley, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, K. Dillon, B. Dummett, T. Hafey, R. Hall, S. Morcom, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, H. Sawatzky, G. Spring, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Collingwood (11.8.74) were defeated by Richmond (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Richards (3), M. Twomey (2), K. Bromage, B. Dorman, D. Healey, J. Hower, J. Parker, B. Rose
Richmond: R. Wright (4), R. Branton (3), K. Bradley (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Dummett, R. Poulter, H. Rowe
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
34,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Richmond
Score:
11.8.74 - 14.13.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Lou Richards
(Collingwood),
Max Oppy
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Hickey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hower, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Parker, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Richards, Lou (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Rose, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Sawatzky, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||