1955 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1955 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1955 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
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. McDonald, K. McGown, J. Nix, R. Poulter, F. Ryan, F. Slater, G. Spring, R. Wright
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), A. Bench, R. Carr, J. Chapman, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams
Richmond (11.11.77) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. McDonald (4), R. Wright (2), R. Branton, J. Claxton, A. Cooke, F. Dunin, R. Poulter
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (4), N. Johnstone (3), R. Harvey (2), G. Knight (2), J. Gervasoni, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Claxton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Gorwell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | |||