1955 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1955 between Richmond and Geelong during round 14 of the 1955 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Davie, J. Deane, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, R. Hall, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, L. Sharp, G. Spring, R. Wright
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), K. Beardsley, L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, K. Cameron, B. Ferrari, M. Goggin, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. McMahon, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, N. Trezise, B. Wiltshire
Richmond (14.16.100) defeated Geelong (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (8), R. McDonald (2), P. Morris (2), J. Deane, R. Poulter
Geelong: N. Rayson (5), N. Trezise (3), K. Beardsley (2), M. Sutcliffe (2), R. Bullen, P. Pianto
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | RICH by 20 | GEEL by 7 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Beardsley, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Cameron, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McMahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Sutcliffe, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||