1954 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1954 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1954 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, R. Hall, D. Hart, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, F. Ryan, L. Sharp, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond (10.18.78) were defeated by Melbourne (15.4.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Wright (3), R. Poulter (2), G. Spring (2), R. Branton, R. Hall, B. Wilson
Melbourne: K. Albiston (4), N. Clarke (4), S. Spencer (3), B. Johnson (2), R. Barassi, G. McGivern
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 4 | (94) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 4 | |||