1955 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 6 of the 1955 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
Vic Lawrence captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, B. Burt, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, G. English, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, B. Johnson, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar, R. Walsh
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, L. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, J. Gorwell, T. Hafey, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Robson, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Wright
North Melbourne (10.14.74) defeated Richmond (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), G. Eastmure (2), M. Grambeau (2), A. Aylett, M. Ritchie
Richmond: R. McDonald (4), F. Dunin, J. Nix, R. Poulter
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
10.14.74 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 26 | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Burt, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Robson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||