1959 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1959 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1959 VFL season.
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
R. Wright (capt.), B. Cameron, A. Cations, B. Clements, D. Cuzens, B. Dummett, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, C. Holt, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, K. Ward
Collingwood
T. Merrett (capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, M. Delanty, D. Dixon, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, K. Healy, E. Hutchesson, P. Lucas, E. Millar, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, K. Turner, M. Twomey
Richmond (13.20.98) defeated Collingwood (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (3), R. McDonald (3), A. Richardson (2), D. Cuzens, G. Gahan, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, P. Morris
Collingwood: E. Hutchesson (2), B. Beers, I. Brewer, R. Gabelich, K. Healy, T. Merrett, E. Millar, R. O'Dwyer, B. Thripp, M. Twomey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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 | |||