1955 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1955 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 9 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, J. Deane, K. Dillon, F. Dunin, J. Gorwell, T. Hafey, R. Hall, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, J. Robson, H. Rowe, G. Spring, R. Wright
Melbourne (13.16.94) defeated Richmond (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Gleeson (3), B. Johnson (3), I. McLean (2), I. Ridley (2), S. Spencer (2), R. Barassi
Richmond: R. Poulter (5), R. Branton (2), F. Dunin (2), R. Allsopp, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Monday 13 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
39,949
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 25 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Dillon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Gorwell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Robson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||