1957 VFL Round 1: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1957 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1957 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
John Brady captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Clements, N. Crowe, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, R. McDonald, L. Mitchell, S. Morcom, P. Morris, F. Munro, V. Naismith, B. Pilcher, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, R. Wright
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, P. Hamilton, B. Martyn, B. McCabe, R. Murphy, T. Quade, K. Robertson, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar, M. Williams
Richmond (19.14.128) defeated North Melbourne (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (7), R. Allsopp (4), R. Branton (3), R. McDonald (2), N. Crowe, L. Sharp, R. Wright
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (5), A. Aylett (4), G. Eastmure (3), J. Dugdale, B. Martyn, M. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Monday 22 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.14.128 - 15.15.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 25 | level | RICH by 15 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
John Brady
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Goal Umpire:
J. Simmonds
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Mitchell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pilcher, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Murphy, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Quade, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | |||