1959 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1959 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1959 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, J. D'Arcy, B. Davie, B. Dummett, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, C. Holt, J. Jenkins, R. McDonald, P. Morris, M. Patterson, B. Rees, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, D. Williams, J. Wilson
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, R. Slocum, K. Wright
Richmond (13.8.86) defeated Fitzroy (10.21.81).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), R. McDonald (3), M. Patterson (2), R. Branton, A. Hayes, P. Morris, J. Wilson
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (4), O. Abrahams (2), K. Bromage, W. Clark, G. Knight, T. Ongarello
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 21 | 10 | . | 21 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 7 | RICH by 21 | FITZ by 14 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | D'Arcy, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Rees, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Wilson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 21 | |||