1959 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1959 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1959 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, A. Cations, B. Clements, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, J. D'Arcy, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, I. Gardner, P. Guinane, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris, D. Reynolds, A. Richardson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, F. Swift
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams
Richmond (10.10.70) were defeated by Melbourne (16.21.117).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (2), R. McDonald (2), P. Morris (2), J. D'Arcy, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, F. Swift
Melbourne: R. Barassi (5), F. Adams (3), B. Johnson (3), I. Ridley (3), C. Laidlaw, A. Rowarth
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | D'Arcy, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gardner, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | |||