1959 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1959 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 2 of the 1959 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. John Brady captained the hosts. Roy Wright captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, A. Carr, K. Dean, N. Doolan, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Brien, D. Palmer, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, J. Waddington

Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, J. D'Arcy, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, I. Gardner, P. Guinane, C. Holt, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, D. Reynolds, A. Richardson, T. Simpson, F. Swift

North Melbourne (16.12.108) defeated Richmond (10.20.80).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (6), A. Mantello (3), A. Aylett (2), G. Eastmure (2), N. Teasdale (2), D. Palmer
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), T. Langridge (3), R. Allsopp, N. Crowe, P. Guinane

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 16.12.108 - 10.20.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 2 10 . 8 11 . 9 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Richmond 2 . 4 4 . 10 8 . 16 10 . 20 10 . 20 (80)
Margin NMLB by 16 NMLB by 34 NMLB by 11 NMLB by 28 NMLB by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: John Brady (North Melbourne), Roy Wright (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 2 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
11 Dow, Peter ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 6 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 3 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
36 O'Brien, Jock ? ? 0 ?
8 Palmer, Don ? ? 1 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 0 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 2 ?
34 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 12

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 1 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 0 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 1 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
38 D'Arcy, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Dummett, Bob ? ? 4 ?
23 Dunin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
27 Gardner, Ian ? ? 0 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
21 Holt, Colin ? ? 0 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 3 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Morris, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Reynolds, Doug ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 20

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