1955 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1955 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 15 of the 1955 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Bill Gunn captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
South Melbourne
B. Gunn (capt.), D. Barry, J. Dorgan, J. Ferguson, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, E. Lane, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, G. McDonald, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, R. Taylor
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, J. Gorwell, T. Hafey, R. McDonald, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, L. Sharp, G. Spring, R. Wright
South Melbourne (14.9.93) were defeated by Richmond (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (6), E. Lane (3), B. Gunn (2), K. Hogan, D. Keyter, R. Taylor
Richmond: B. Dummett (5), R. Branton (2), R. McDonald (2), J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, R. Wright
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
14.9.93 - 13.16.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 7 | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 12 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Gunn
(South Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Barry, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gunn, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Lane, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McDonald, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gorwell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||