1959 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1959 between Essendon and Richmond during round 11 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, J. Towner
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Cameron, B. Clements, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, C. Holt, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris, M. Patterson, D. Reynolds, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, J. Wilson
Essendon (19.20.134) defeated Richmond (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (9), J. Birt (3), G. Leydin (3), H. Mitchell (2), G. Leek, B. Mackie
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), T. Langridge (2), R. Branton, N. Crowe, R. McDonald, J. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 65 | ESSE by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 20 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Clements, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Wilson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||