1955 VFL Season Round 4: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1955 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round four of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bill Gunn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Richmond (15.20.110) defeated South Melbourne (7.10.52).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.20.110 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | SMLB by 8 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 60 | RICH by 58 | RICH by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Des RoweCoach: Alby Pannam
South Melbourne
Captain: Bill GunnCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Gorwell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Robson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 20 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Grant, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lane, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tyrrell, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||