1957 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 93.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsopp, Ray | #32 | 16 | 35 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Branton, Ron | #29 | 18 | 27 | R01-18 |
| Cations, Allan | #33 | 15 | 0 | R01-09, R11-12, R15-18 |
| Clements, Bill | #24 | 6 | 1 | R01-03, R09, R15, R18 |
| Cooke, Allan | #7 | 5 | 0 | R02, R06, R08, R10, R18 |
| Crowe, Neville | #5 | 11 | 14 | R01-07, R10-12, R14 |
| Cuzens, Dave | #4 | 9 | 0 | R10-18 |
| Davie, Brian | #35 | 17 | 4 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Dean, Roger | #41 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Dummett, Bob | #17 | 14 | 41 | R01-05, R09-17 |
| Dunin, Frank | #23 | 7 | 1 | R01-05, R07-08 |
| Flannagan, Charlie | #25 | 13 | 0 | R06-18 |
| Hafey, Tom | #18 | 9 | 1 | R05, R08-13, R16-17 |
| Jenkins, John | #39 | 11 | 12 | R08-18 |
| Langridge, Ted | #28 | 14 | 15 | R04-11, R13-18 |
| McCartney, Graeme | #1 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| McDonald, Ron | #14 | 16 | 15 | R01-14, R16-17 |
| McGaw, Ray | #16 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Mitchell, Len | #21 | 6 | 1 | R01-06 |
| Morcom, Stan | #22 | 15 | 3 | R01-02, R06-18 |
| Morris, Peter | #38 | 18 | 25 | R01-18 |
| Munro, Frank | #36 | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R07-11 |
| Naismith, Vic | #10 | 16 | 2 | R01, R04-18 |
| Peake, Gordon | #37 | 2 | 0 | R06, R16 |
| Pilcher, Brian | #12 | 8 | 2 | R01, R03-05, R09-11, R13 |
| Rowe, Des | #15 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R06-09, R11-18 |
| Rowe, Havel | #3 | 7 | 0 | R04, R07, R09-12, R14 |
| Ryan, Frank | #8 | 5 | 0 | R04-08 |
| Saddington, Col | #26 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Sharp, Laurie | #6 | 10 | 3 | R01-05, R10, R12-15 |
| Simpson, Tom | #11 | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R15-18 |
| Spring, Geoff | #19 | 3 | 1 | R13-15 |
| Walker, Norman | #27 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Ward, Ken | #20 | 14 | 0 | R03-08, R10-15, R17-18 |
| Williams, James | #3 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Wright, Roy | #2 | 16 | 11 | R01-09, R12-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, Alan | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1957 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 23 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 43 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 15 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 24 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 19 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 2 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 2 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 15/06/1957 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 7 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 27 | Alan McDonald | Brian Davie |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 23 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 44 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 3 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 5 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 24 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 49 | Alan McDonald | Des Rowe |