1958 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1958 between Geelong and Richmond during round 5 of the 1958 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Bob Davis captained the hosts. Ron Branton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Brown, A. Byron, P. Campbell, P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, B. Goggin, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, F. Le Deux, D. Long, N. Martin, B. Peake, R. Sutherland, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, F. Wooller

Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), R. Allsopp, B. Clifford, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, R. McGaw, J. Meehan, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, B. Pilcher, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, K. Ward

Geelong (11.15.81) were defeated by Richmond (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Geelong: F. Wooller (4), N. Trezise (3), P. Falconer, B. Goggin, D. Long, J. Thomas
Richmond: T. Langridge (5), J. Jenkins (3), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, R. Dean, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, V. Naismith

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 10 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,391

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 11.15.81 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 5 . 9 8 . 12 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Richmond 5 . 2 6 . 6 9 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin RICH by 16 RICH by 3 RICH by 4 RICH by 16 RICH by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Bob Davis (Geelong), Ron Branton (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Huntington

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bartle, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
11 Campbell, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 Falconer, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Ferrari, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Le Deux, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 1 ?
24 Martin, Neville ? ? 0 ?
30 Peake, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
13 Sutherland, Ross ? ? 0 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 1 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 3 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 15

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 1 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Clifford, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
36 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 ?
17 Dummett, Bob ? ? 1 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 1 ?
39 Jenkins, John ? ? 3 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 5 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 McGaw, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Meehan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 0 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 0 ?
10 Naismith, Vic ? ? 1 ?
12 Pilcher, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Ward, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

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