1959 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1959 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 16 of the 1959 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Frank Tuck, vice-captain Murray Weideman captained the hosts with Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, B. Dorman, G. Fellowes, R. Gabelich, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. Murnane, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, K. Turner
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), R. Allsopp, N. Anderson, B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, 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
Collingwood (17.17.119) defeated Richmond (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Brewer (4), B. Beers (3), B. Dorman (2), B. Serong (2), J. Carmody, B. Gray, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, K. Turner, M. Weideman
Richmond: L. O'Toole (2), R. Allsopp, R. McDonald, P. Morris
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
23,856
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
17.17.119 - 5.10.40
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | COLL by 45 | COLL by 50 | COLL by 79 | COLL by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Fellowes, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Murnane, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Weideman, Murray (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||