1957 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1957 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 18 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Des Rowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, J. Lord, I. McLean, T. Mountain, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Clements, A. Cooke, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, R. Dean, C. Flannagan, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, J. Williams, R. Wright
Melbourne (18.12.120) defeated Richmond (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (4), B. Johnson (3), G. Tunbridge (3), F. Adams (2), G. Case (2), I. Ridley (2), D. Fenton-Smith, I. McLean
Richmond: R. Branton (2), J. Jenkins (2), T. Langridge (2), P. Morris (2), B. Davie, S. Morcom
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,751
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 27 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 49 | MELB by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Mountain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rowe, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||