1955 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 16 of the 1955 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, A. Bench, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, J. Streader, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, B. Wilson, K. Wright
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Bloodworth, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, B. Davie, J. Deane, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, L. Sharp, G. Spring, R. Wright
Fitzroy (6.17.53) were defeated by Richmond (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Knight (2), K. Wright (2), N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello
Richmond: B. Dummett (3), J. Deane (2), R. Poulter (2), R. Branton, P. Morris, J. Nix, L. Sharp
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
V. Cardwell
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bloodworth, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||