1958 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1958 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 17 of the 1958 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain. Roy Wright captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, I. Brewer, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Greve, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, D. Howell, R. Kingston, J. Powell, R. Reeves, K. Rose, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, K. Turner, M. Twomey, N. Waller

Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Branton, B. Clements, B. Clifford, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, T. De Lorenzo, R. Dean, F. Dunin, B. Evely, I. Gardner, T. Hafey, C. Holt, T. Langridge, S. Morcom, P. Morris, D. Reynolds, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson

Collingwood (16.11.107) defeated Richmond (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (6), B. Dorman (2), B. Gray (2), T. Merrett (2), K. Bennett, J. Henderson, K. Smale, M. Weideman
Richmond: I. Gardner (3), R. Branton (2), B. Evely (2), T. Langridge (2), S. Morcom, P. Morris, L. Rowe, R. Wright

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 16 August 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 21,027

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 16.11.107 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 1 8 . 5 13 . 8 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Richmond 3 . 1 7 . 5 8 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin COLL by 12 COLL by 6 COLL by 30 COLL by 19 COLL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Murray Weideman (Collingwood), Roy Wright (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Thorold Merrett (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 1 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 6 ?
8 Dorman, Brian ? ? 2 ?
13 Gabelich, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 2 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 0 ?
21 Henderson, John ? ? 1 ?
14 Howell, Don ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold (avc) ? ? 2 ?
12 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
48 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 1 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 11

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 2 ?
24 Clements, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Clifford, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
6 De Lorenzo, Tista ? ? 0 ?
36 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
40 Evely, Bill ? ? 2 ?
27 Gardner, Ian ? ? 3 ?
18 Hafey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Holt, Colin ? ? 0 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 2 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 1 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 1 ?
8 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
31 Rowe, Larry ? ? 1 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 10

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