1955 VFL 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 4 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, L. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, J. Gorwell, R. Hall, R. McDonald, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Robson, F. Slater, G. Spring, R. Wright
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), J. Dorgan, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, T. Grant, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, C. Lane, E. Lane, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, B. Nolan, B. Pratt, M. Sibun, R. Taylor, J. Trethowan, N. Tyrrell
Richmond (15.20.110) defeated South Melbourne (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (6), R. McDonald (4), R. Wright (3), F. Dunin, G. Spring
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (3), K. Hogan (2), J. Garrick, R. Taylor
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||