1958 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1958 between Richmond and Essendon during round 18 of the 1958 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Branton, 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, F. Swift
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, B. Box, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
Richmond (15.11.101) were defeated by Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (4), S. Morcom (3), L. Rowe (3), P. Morris (2), N. Crowe, F. Dunin, I. Gardner
Essendon: R. Evans (5), H. Mitchell (3), G. Moloney (3), M. Pascoe (2), K. Timms (2), C. Hebbard
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | RICH by 27 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Clifford, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | De Lorenzo, Tista | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Evely, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gardner, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Box, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | |||