1954 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1954 between Essendon and Richmond during round 11 of the 1954 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, K. Bradley, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, G. Cox, J. Deane, K. Dillon, B. Dummett, R. Hall, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, J. Walton, R. Wright
Essendon (13.9.87) defeated Richmond (13.6.84).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Gill (3), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Harrington, G. Leek, L. Mann, J. Towner
Richmond: A. Cooke (3), G. Cox (3), R. Poulter (2), K. Bradley, J. Deane, B. Dummett, J. Walton, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 7 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bradley, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 6 | |||