1959 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1959 between Richmond and Carlton during round 15 of the 1959 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Bruce Comben captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), R. Allsopp, B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, C. Holt, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris, L. O'Toole, M. Patterson, J. Ryan, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Cox, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, S. Silvagni, P. Webster, A. White, B. Williams, D. Zeunert
Richmond (13.6.84) were defeated by Carlton (14.20.104).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Dummett (5), R. Allsopp (2), P. Guinane (2), T. Langridge (2), R. Branton, C. Holt
Carlton: A. White (4), L. Brereton (3), J. Heathcote (3), B. Arch, J. Chick, G. Donaldson, G. Gilchrist
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 11th on the ladder and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Carlton | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Margin | CARL by 32 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 47 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Bruce Comben
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 6 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 20 | |||