1957 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1957 between Richmond and Footscray during round 17 of the 1957 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Des Rowe captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, C. Flannagan, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, J. Williams, R. Wright
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Costello, M. Cross, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Hoiles, B. Kerr, J. Kerr, J. O'Halloran, J. Quarrell, D. Ross, D. Whitten
Richmond (13.11.89) were defeated by Footscray (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Davie (3), J. Jenkins (3), R. Allsopp, B. Dummett, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris, V. Naismith, D. Rowe
Footscray: J. Collins (5), B. Kerr (3), L. Anderson, J. Hoiles, J. O'Halloran, D. Ross, D. Whitten, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | RICH by 6 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Costello, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||