1958 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1958 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 8 of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
Roy Wright captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, B. Clifford, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, B. Evely, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, R. McGaw, P. Morris, G. Peake, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, K. Ward
Melbourne (12.18.90) defeated Richmond (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), A. Webb (3), B. Johnson (2), F. Adams, I. McLean, I. Ridley
Richmond: R. Branton (3), R. Allsopp (2), J. Jenkins (2), T. Langridge (2), B. Evely, P. Morris, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,352
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Clifford, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Evely, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McGaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Peake, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||