1954 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1954 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 9 of the 1954 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, N. Broderick, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, J. Gervasoni, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Meehan, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, B. Stephen, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, K. Bradley, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, J. Deane, K. Dillon, B. Dummett, T. Hafey, R. Hall, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, H. Sawatzky, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy (6.17.53) were defeated by Richmond (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams, J. Gervasoni, R. Morgan, A. Ruthven, R. Vernon, K. Webb
Richmond: J. Deane (3), K. Bradley (2), H. Rowe (2), R. Wright (2), R. Poulter, J. Walton
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 13 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Morgan, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Sawatzky, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||