1958 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1958 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1958 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Roy Wright captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Clegg and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), N. Campbell, J. Dorgan, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Hamilton, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, B. Power, B. Pratt, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Trethowan, M. Younger

Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, B. Clifford, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, R. McGaw, B. McKenzie, S. Morcom, P. Morris, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, K. Ward, J. Williams

South Melbourne (12.23.95) were defeated by Richmond (17.18.120).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), F. Goldsmith (2), K. Hogan (2), R. Clegg, B. Gunn, D. Keyter, B. Power, B. Pratt
Richmond: T. Langridge (5), B. Dummett (4), R. Allsopp (2), R. Wright (2), N. Crowe, F. Dunin, R. McDonald, F. Swift

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 12 April 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 22,815

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 12.23.95 - 17.18.120

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 19 12 . 23 12 . 23 (95)
Richmond 3 . 5 10 . 9 13 . 11 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
Margin SMLB by 8 RICH by 1 RICH by 10 RICH by 25 RICH by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Roy Wright (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Campbell, Neville ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 2 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 1 ?
30 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
31 Hudson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 1 ?
35 Ledwidge, John ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 23

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 2 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 0 ?
9 Clifford, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 1 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 0 ?
17 Dummett, Bob ? ? 4 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 1 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 5 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 McGaw, Ray ? ? 0 ?
19 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 0 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 1 ?
20 Ward, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Williams, James ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 18

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