1957 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1957 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1957 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, N. Crowe, B. Davie, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, F. Munro, V. Naismith, H. Rowe, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, R. Wright
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, K. Carroll, G. Case, P. Cook, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, G. Kerr, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond (7.10.52) defeated Melbourne (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Allsopp (2), N. Crowe (2), R. Wright (2), T. Langridge
Melbourne: F. Adams (2), G. Tunbridge (2), P. Cook, A. Webb
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | level | level | RICH by 6 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ryan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||