1957 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1957 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1957 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, N. Crowe, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, L. Mitchell, P. Morris, V. Naismith, B. Pilcher, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, W. Clark, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, B. Lane, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Richmond (16.10.106) defeated Fitzroy (10.31.91).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Allsopp (5), R. Branton (3), N. Crowe (2), P. Morris (2), T. Langridge, R. McDonald, L. Mitchell, R. Wright
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (3), G. Gotch (2), B. Lane (2), G. Campbell, A. Gale, R. Harvey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 26 | 10 | . | 31 | 10 | . | 31 | (91) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | RICH by 23 | FITZ by 6 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Mitchell, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pilcher, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 31 | |||