1955 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Richmond and Essendon during round 1 of the 1955 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, G. Cox, L. Cox, B. Davie, N. Davies, J. Deane, K. Dillon, B. Dummett, R. Hall, S. Morcom, R. Poulter, L. Sharp, F. Slater, G. Spring, J. Walton, R. Wright
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, W. Prest, G. Sewell
Richmond (9.23.77) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (5), R. Branton (2), G. Cox, B. Dummett
Essendon: H. Mitchell (6), R. Fox (2), S. Booth, J. Gamble, B. Hutchison, G. Leek, K. Peucker
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 21 | 9 | . | 23 | 9 | . | 23 | (77) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 23 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Prest, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||