1954 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1954 between Carlton and Richmond during round 14 of the 1954 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Ken Hands captained the hosts. Des Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, B. Moran, F. Munro, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, 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, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Carlton (9.11.65) defeated Richmond (6.10.46).

Goalkickers
Carlton: N. O'Brien (5), G. Gilchrist, J. Mills, B. Moran, D. Zeunert
Richmond: A. Cooke (2), R. Hall (2), G. Spring, J. Walton

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 9th 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 14
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 31 July 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,863

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Richmond
Score: 9.11.65 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Richmond 1 . 3 2 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin level CARL by 14 CARL by 13 CARL by 19 CARL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Alby Pannam (Richmond)
Captains: Ken Hands (Carlton), Des Rowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Rowe

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 1 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
37 Moran, Bernie ? ? 1 ?
38 Munro, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Brien, Noel ? ? 5 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
33 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 11

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 2 ?
25 Cox, Lance ? ? 0 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Deane, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dummett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Hall, Reg ? ? 2 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Ritchie, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
16 Slater, Frank ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
20 Walton, Jim ? ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s