1958 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1958 between Richmond and Footscray during round 2 of the 1958 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, B. Clifford, A. Cooke, 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
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Connolly, W. Donald, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, B. Kerr, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman
Richmond (21.12.138) defeated Footscray (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Allsopp (5), B. Dummett (5), R. Branton (3), T. Langridge (3), F. Swift (2), F. Dunin, P. Morris, R. Wright
Footscray: J. Collins (5), B. Connolly (3), R. Howard (2), T. Whitten (2), R. Duffy, B. Kerr
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 12 | (138) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | RICH by 32 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 42 | RICH by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Goal Umpire:
K. Mugleston
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Clifford, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McGaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Connolly, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||