1955 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1955 between Footscray and Richmond during round 2 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Harper, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, G. Cox, L. Cox, B. Davie, N. Davies, J. Deane, K. Dillon, R. Hall, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, F. Slater, G. Spring, R. Wright
Footscray (16.16.112) defeated Richmond (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (8), P. Box (3), D. Reynolds (2), J. Kerr, L. Ryan, H. Stevens
Richmond: R. Branton (4), R. Poulter (3), R. McDonald (2), G. Cox, B. Davie, N. Davies
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
33,753
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 47 | FOOT by 57 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Goal Umpire:
A. Stanley
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harper, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | |||