1958 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1958 between Footscray and Richmond during round 13 of the 1958 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Roy Wright captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Broadway, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, J. Collins, B. Connolly, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Hoiles, B. Kerr, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Ross, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, I. Whittaker, D. Whitten

Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, D. Clarke, D. Cuzens, T. De Lorenzo, R. Dean, F. Dunin, I. Gardner, P. Guinane, T. Hafey, C. Holt, R. McDonald, S. Morcom, P. Morris, D. Reynolds, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift

Footscray (14.12.96) defeated Richmond (2.11.23).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (6), B. Connolly (2), B. Kerr (2), J. Clegg, R. Duffy, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz
Richmond: D. Clarke, R. Dean

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 19 July 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 19,305

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 14.12.96 - 2.11.23

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 7 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Richmond 0 . 4 1 . 5 2 . 8 2 . 11 2 . 11 (23)
Margin FOOT by 27 FOOT by 29 FOOT by 35 FOOT by 73 FOOT by 73
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Roy Wright (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
41 Anderson, Lyall ? ? 0 ?
37 Broadway, Ray ? ? 0 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Clegg, John ? ? 1 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 6 ?
5 Connolly, Barry ? ? 2 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 1 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, Barrie ? ? 2 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 1 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
32 Schultz, John ? ? 1 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Whittaker, Ike ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitten, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 12

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 0 ?
41 Clarke, Doug ? ? 1 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
6 De Lorenzo, Tista ? ? 0 ?
36 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
27 Gardner, Ian ? ? 0 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Hafey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Holt, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 0 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
31 Rowe, Larry ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 2 11

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