1954 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1954 between Footscray and Richmond during round 13 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, N. Gelavis, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, P. McPhee, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, G. Cox, L. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, B. Dummett, R. Hall, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton
Footscray (6.9.45) were defeated by Richmond (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Gilmore (2), C. Sutton (2), A. Edwards, H. Stevens
Richmond: B. Dummett (2), R. Poulter (2), J. Deane, G. Spring
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
30,250
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | RICH by 4 | FOOT by 12 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gelavis, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McPhee, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Cox, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||