1955 VFL Round 17: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1955 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Vic Lawrence captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alby Pannam and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, K. McGown, P. Morris, J. Nix, J. Ritchie, H. Rowe, H. Sawatzky, L. Sharp, G. Spring, J. Walton, R. Wright
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Ford, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, J. Joiner, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Richmond (12.20.92) defeated North Melbourne (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (6), R. Branton (3), P. Morris (2), G. Spring
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (6), M. Grambeau (2), A. Aylett, J. Dugdale
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
14,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
12.20.92 - 10.9.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alby Pannam
(Richmond),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McGown, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ritchie, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sawatzky, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 20 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||