1957 VFL Round 8: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1957 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1957 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval. Des Rowe captained the hosts. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, A. Cooke, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, F. Munro, V. Naismith, F. Ryan, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, R. Wright

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, E. Guy, F. Hanrahan, B. Hocking, A. Jeans, N. Linney, B. McCarthy, M. McCooke, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, J. Roberts, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Richmond (11.15.81) defeated St Kilda (10.19.79).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Jenkins (2), S. Morcom (2), R. Wright (2), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris
St Kilda: B. Young (5), P. Dodd, G. Feehan, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, R. Walton

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 8 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. St Kilda
Score: 11.15.81 - 10.19.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 3 4 . 8 7 . 12 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
St Kilda 2 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 15 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Margin RICH by 1 STKL by 22 STKL by 3 RICH by 2 RICH by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan McDonald (Richmond), Alan Killigrew (St Kilda)
Captains: Des Rowe (Richmond), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Flanagan

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 1 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 1 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Flannagan, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Hafey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
39 Jenkins, John ? ? 2 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 1 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 1 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 2 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 1 ?
36 Munro, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Naismith, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 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) 11 15

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
43 Hanrahan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Hocking, Bryant ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 1 ?
41 Linney, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 1 ?
38 McCooke, Milne ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
36 Roberts, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 1 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 19

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s