1954 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1954 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1954 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
In the absence of Lou Richards, vice-captain Neil Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, B. Boland, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, R. Hall, J. Nix, M. Oppy, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), S. Coventry, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, D. Healey, J. Hower, B. Jones, R. Kingston, B. Kupsch, D. Little, R. Richards, L. Sharp, L. Smith, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, D. Walsh, M. Weideman
Richmond (14.17.101) defeated Collingwood (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (4), B. Davie (3), G. Spring (3), H. Rowe, J. Walton, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Collingwood: B. Twomey (2), J. Hamilton, D. Healey, B. Jones, R. Richards
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
14.17.101 - 6.12.48
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | RICH by 7 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 53 | RICH by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Boland, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Coventry, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Finck, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hams, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Healey, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Hower, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Kupsch, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Little, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mann, Neil (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Walsh, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||