1959 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1959 between Richmond and Geelong during round 3 of the 1959 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
Neil Trezise captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, A. Cations, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, J. D'Arcy, B. Dummett, G. Gahan, I. Gardner, P. Guinane, C. Holt, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, P. Morris, D. Reynolds, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), L. Borrack, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Gazzard, S. Harrison, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, A. Lord, G. Moran, F. Mundy, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, R. Smith, J. Thomas, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Richmond (10.11.71) were defeated by Geelong (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (2), F. Swift (2), R. Allsopp, N. Crowe, P. Guinane, J. Jenkins, P. Morris, R. Wright
Geelong: N. Trezise (4), B. Cook (3), D. Long (3), J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, J. Thomas, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Neil Trezise
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | D'Arcy, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gardner, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harrison, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Moran, Gavan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mundy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||