1959 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1959 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 17 of the 1959 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), R. Apted, B. Bowe, T. Burgess, B. Coady, L. Fox, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Young
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), R. Allsopp, B. Anderson, N. Anderson, B. Cameron, D. Clarke, R. Dean, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, B. Edwards, D. Grimmond, T. Langridge, P. Morris, L. O'Toole, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, K. Ward, D. Williams
St Kilda (18.15.123) defeated Richmond (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Young (7), L. Oswald (4), B. Stephenson (4), A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, N. Roberts
Richmond: B. Dummett (4), R. Branton (2), P. Morris (2), D. Clarke, R. Dean, T. Langridge, L. O'Toole, T. Simpson
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | STKL by 30 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 45 | STKL by 26 | STKL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(St Kilda),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Bowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Burgess, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fox, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeans, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Muir, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 39 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Anderson, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Clarke, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Edwards, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 42 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 19 | |||