1954 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1954 between Richmond and Geelong during round 10 of the 1954 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bernie Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, K. Bradley, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, R. Hall, D. Hart, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, L. Borrack, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, H. Hawking, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner
Richmond (18.12.120) defeated Geelong (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (5), R. Branton (3), J. Deane (3), B. Wilson (2), R. Wright (2), R. Hall, H. Rowe, J. Walton
Geelong: F. Flanagan (4), B. McMaster (3), N. Trezise (2), L. Borrack, N. Rayson, N. Sharp, L. Turner
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | GEEL by 3 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bernie Smith
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||