1957 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1957 between Geelong and Richmond during round 11 of the 1957 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Bob Davis captained the hosts. Des Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, A. Byron, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, F. Le Deux, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, N. Rayson, C. Rice, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, J. Worland

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Branton, A. Cations, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, 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, K. Ward

Geelong (10.9.69) were defeated by Richmond (14.8.92).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Rayson (3), L. Borrack, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, D. Long, J. O'Connell, C. Rice, N. Trezise
Richmond: B. Dummett (7), R. Branton (3), B. Pilcher (2), T. Hafey, P. Morris

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 29 June 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 18,171

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 10.9.69 - 14.8.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 1 1 . 2 6 . 6 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Richmond 8 . 2 9 . 5 11 . 6 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Margin RICH by 49 RICH by 51 RICH by 30 RICH by 23 RICH by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), Des Rowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 1 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 1 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 1 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Le Deux, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 1 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 1 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Rayson, Noel ? ? 3 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 1 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
39 Worland, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 3 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 0 ?
17 Dummett, Bob ? ? 7 ?
25 Flannagan, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Hafey, Tom ? ? 1 ?
39 Jenkins, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 0 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 1 ?
36 Munro, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Naismith, Vic ? ? 0 ?
12 Pilcher, Brian ? ? 2 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
20 Ward, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 8

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