1955 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1955 between Essendon and Richmond during round 12 of the 1955 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, K. Chapman, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, G. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. Hall, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, K. McGown, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, R. Wright
Essendon (14.7.91) defeated Richmond (5.20.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Fox (4), B. Hutchison (3), S. Booth (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Carstairs, K. Peucker, G. Sewell
Richmond: R. Branton (2), F. Dunin, J. Jenkins, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 5 | 0 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 19 | 5 | . | 20 | 5 | . | 20 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Chapman, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 20 | |||