1955 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1955 between Richmond and Footscray during round 13 of the 1955 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Jim Deane captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Richmond
J. Deane (capt.), K. Betson, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. Hall, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, G. Spring, J. Walton
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler
Richmond (8.9.57) defeated Footscray (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (5), R. Branton, A. Cooke, J. Deane
Footscray: D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, R. Porta, H. Stevens, A. Trusler
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jim Deane
(Richmond),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Betson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||