1955 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1955 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 18 of the 1955 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Les Foote and the visitors were coached by Alby Pannam.
St Kilda
L. Foote (capt.), A. Callow, J. Camm, H. Davies, R. Derrick, M. Giblett, B. Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Jeans, M. McCooke, J. McDonald, M. McLaren, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, M. Stephenson, B. Watt
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, G. Cox, B. Davie, J. Deane, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, P. Morris, J. Nix, R. Poulter, H. Rowe, H. Sawatzky, L. Sharp, G. Spring, J. Walton, R. Wright
St Kilda (6.7.43) were defeated by Richmond (19.23.137).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: A. Callow (3), J. McDonald (2), K. Mulhall
Richmond: R. Poulter (5), R. Branton (4), B. Dummett (4), R. Wright (2), P. Morris, J. Nix, H. Rowe, L. Sharp
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Richmond | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 23 | 19 | . | 23 | (137) |
| Margin | RICH by 47 | RICH by 43 | RICH by 87 | RICH by 94 | RICH by 94 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Alby Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Les Foote
(St Kilda),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Callow, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Camm, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Davies, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Derrick, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Giblett, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gleeson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Houston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Howell, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCooke, Milne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | McLaren, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mollar, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Watt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cox, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Deane, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nix, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Poulter, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Sawatzky, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Spring, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 23 | |||