1959 VFL Season Round 5: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1959 between Richmond and Collingwood during round five of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
In the absence of Frank Tuck, deputy vice-captain Thorold Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Richmond (13.20.98) defeated Collingwood (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.20.98 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | COLL by 2 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Roy WrightCoach: Alan McDonald
Collingwood
Captain: Thorold Merrett (acting)Coach: Phonse Kyne
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 20 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dixon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Healy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Millar, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||