1957 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1957 between Richmond and Essendon during round 10 of the 1957 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Brian Davie captained the hosts.
Geoff Leek captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
B. Davie (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cooke, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, B. Dummett, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, F. Munro, V. Naismith, B. Pilcher, H. Rowe, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, K. Ward
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, F. Driscoll, J. Gamble, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, J. Harrington, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, L. Pridham, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner, E. Webster
Richmond (13.10.88) defeated Essendon (7.19.61).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), T. Langridge (4), P. Morris (2), R. Branton, N. Crowe, R. McDonald
Essendon: S. Booth (2), J. Birt, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, G. Leek, B. Shearman
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Brian Davie
(Richmond),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Munro, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Pilcher, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Rowe, Havel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sharp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Driscoll, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Gluyas, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pridham, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Webster, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | |||