1957 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1957 between Carlton and Richmond during round 5 of the 1957 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Roy Wright captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, J. Mills, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, K. O'Brien, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, N. Crowe, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, L. Mitchell, P. Morris, V. Naismith, B. Pilcher, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Carlton (16.22.118) defeated Richmond (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Hands (5), G. Burke (3), B. Crowe (2), G. Gilchrist (2), J. Mills (2), D. Beasy, J. James
Richmond: R. McDonald (4), N. Crowe (3), R. Allsopp (2), P. Morris (2), R. Branton, B. Dummett
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Carlton
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
28,936
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 22 | (118) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 36 | CARL by 40 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | O'Brien, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 22 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Mitchell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pilcher, Brian | ? | ? | 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) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||