1955 VFL Round 7: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1955 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1955 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Des Rowe captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, J. Gorwell, T. Hafey, R. Hall, R. McDonald, K. McGown, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Robson, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Wright

St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), P. Allan, A. Callow, M. Giblett, B. Gilmore, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Jeans, S. Lennie, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, A. Mennie, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, J. Nelson, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, R. Shields

Richmond (17.20.122) defeated St Kilda (7.14.56).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. McDonald (4), J. Robson (3), R. Branton (2), R. Poulter (2), G. Spring (2), R. Allsopp, J. Deane, R. Hall, R. Wright
St Kilda: J. McDonald (3), B. Gilmore, B. Gleeson, D. Howell, G. Minihan

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 28 May 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 12,500

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 17.20.122 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 8 . 9 9 . 13 14 . 18 17 . 20 17 . 20 (122)
St Kilda 2 . 2 5 . 10 5 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin RICH by 43 RICH by 27 RICH by 61 RICH by 66 RICH by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alby Pannam (Richmond), Les Foote (St Kilda)
Captains: Des Rowe (Richmond), Les Foote (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Frood

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 1 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 2 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 0 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Deane, Jim ? ? 1 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
27 Gorwell, John ? ? 0 ?
18 Hafey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Hall, Reg ? ? 1 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 4 ?
12 McGown, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 2 ?
4 Robson, John ? ? 3 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 20

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Allan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
6 Callow, Allan ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 0 ?
36 Giblett, Michael ? ? 0 ?
22 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 1 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
3 Houston, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 1 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Lennie, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 3 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
39 Mennie, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Milnes, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 1 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
16 Nelson, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
34 Shields, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s