1959 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1959 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 12 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), P. Brenchley, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), R. Allsopp, B. Cameron, D. Clarke, N. Crowe, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, C. Holt, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris, M. Patterson, B. Rees, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Melbourne (13.10.88) defeated Richmond (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Fenton-Smith (3), H. Mann (3), P. Brenchley (2), D. Williams (2), N. Crompton, T. Gleeson, G. Tunbridge
Richmond: T. Langridge (2), P. Morris (2), N. Crowe, B. Dummett, R. McDonald
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,979
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Clarke, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Rees, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||