1958 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1958 between Essendon and Richmond during round 7 of the 1958 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
Roy Wright captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, T. Elliott, K. Fraser, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Knowles, G. Leek, A. Murdoch, K. Parks, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner, A. Yeo
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, B. Clifford, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, F. Dunin, C. Flannagan, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, R. McGaw, J. Meehan, S. Morcom, P. Morris, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, K. Ward, J. Williams
Essendon (11.16.82) defeated Richmond (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (3), M. Pascoe (2), K. Timms (2), J. Clarke, B. Donohoe, G. Leek, B. Shearman
Richmond: R. Allsopp (2), T. Langridge (2), R. Branton, N. Crowe, F. Dunin, J. Jenkins, J. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | RICH by 13 | ESSE by 9 | RICH by 4 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Parks, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Yeo, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Clifford, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McGaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Meehan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, James | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||