1955 VFL Round 11: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Richmond and Carlton during round 11 of the 1955 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bill Milroy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, G. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. Hall, R. McDonald, K. McGown, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, F. Slater, G. Spring, R. Wright
Carlton
B. Milroy (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, K. Bergin, L. Berner, B. Bosustow, D. Browning, G. Burke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, V. English, G. Ferry, J. James, L. Kerr, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Richmond (14.12.96) defeated Carlton (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Poulter (8), F. Dunin (3), G. Spring (2), R. Branton
Carlton: N. O'Brien (3), L. Kerr (2), K. Bergin, B. Crowe
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 47 | RICH by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Milroy
(Carlton)
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 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Browning, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||