1959 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1959 between Footscray and Richmond during round 8 of the 1959 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Roy Wright captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, B. Buckley, D. Darcey, T. Devery, R. Edwards, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, N. Long, C. McDonald, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, B. Thornton, W. Trusler, B. Ware
Richmond
R. Wright (capt.), R. Branton, B. Cameron, B. Clements, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, A. Hayes, C. Holt, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, P. Morris, B. Rees, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, J. Wilson
Footscray (4.13.37) were defeated by Richmond (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (2), T. Devery (2)
Richmond: B. Dummett (3), G. Gahan (3), R. Branton, A. Hayes, B. Rees
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,523
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 13 | 4 | . | 13 | (37) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | RICH by 7 | RICH by 12 | level | RICH by 26 | RICH by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Roy Wright
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Edwards, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Trusler, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Rees, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Wilson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wright, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||