1959 VFL Round 6: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1959 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1959 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Roy Wright captained the hosts.
Neil Roberts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Branton, B. Cameron, A. Cations, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, J. D'Arcy, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, K. Ward, J. Wilson
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, G. Feehan, L. Fox, L. Garlick, L. Gregory, E. Guy, V. Howell, A. Jeans, J. McMillan, G. Minihan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, L. Ross, B. Stephenson, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young
Richmond (11.17.83) were defeated by St Kilda (16.10.106).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Branton (3), F. Swift (3), N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, A. Richardson
St Kilda: J. O'Brien (4), L. Stephenson (4), B. Young (3), L. Oswald (2), B. Stephenson (2), A. Jeans
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | RICH by 11 | STKL by 32 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Jim Francis
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Roy Wright
(Richmond),
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Cations, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | D'Arcy, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Wilson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Feehan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fox, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gregory, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Minihan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ross, Lester | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Stephenson, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Walton, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | |||