1958 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1958 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1958 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Branton, D. Clarke, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, T. De Lorenzo, C. Flannagan, I. Gardner, T. Hafey, C. Holt, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, J. Meehan, P. Morris, G. Peake, D. Reynolds, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, D. Furness, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright
Richmond (10.8.68) were defeated by Fitzroy (19.18.132).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (2), T. Langridge (2), P. Morris (2), N. Crowe, I. Gardner, J. Meehan, L. Rowe
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (8), R. Vernon (3), G. Campbell (2), R. Slocum (2), K. Wright (2), K. Bromage, A. Gale
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 51 | FITZ by 64 | FITZ by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 41 | Clarke, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | De Lorenzo, Tista | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flannagan, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gardner, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Meehan, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Peake, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 18 | |||