1959 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between Carlton and Richmond during round 4 of the 1959 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park.
Bruce Comben captained the hosts.
Roy Wright captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, J. Sullivan, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Allsopp, B. Cameron, A. Cations, B. Clements, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, B. Dummett, G. Gahan, I. Gardner, C. Holt, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, D. Reynolds, C. Saddington, F. Swift, K. Ward
Carlton (14.17.101) defeated Richmond (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Burke (3), S. Silvagni (3), G. Donaldson (2), J. Heathcote (2), B. Williams (2), P. Barry, B. Cox
Richmond: T. Langridge (3), R. McDonald (3), B. Dummett (2), P. Morris
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
24,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 40 | CARL by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bruce Comben
(Carlton),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gardner, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||