1959 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 73.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsopp, Ray | #32 | 11 | 9 | R01-04, R12-18 |
| Anderson, Bernie | #39 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Anderson, Noel | #38 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Branton, Ron | #29 | 11 | 11 | R02, R06, R08-12, R15-18 |
| Cameron, Barry | #30 | 15 | 0 | R04-18 |
| Cations, Allan | #33 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Clarke, Doug | #41 | 3 | 1 | R12, R17-18 |
| Clements, Bill | #24 | 6 | 1 | R01, R04-05, R08, R10-11 |
| Crowe, Neville | #5 | 11 | 6 | R01-04, R06-08, R11-14 |
| Cuzens, Dave | #4 | 16 | 3 | R01-11, R13-16, R18 |
| D'Arcy, John | #38 | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R06, R09 |
| Davie, Brian | #35 | 10 | 0 | R07-16 |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 3 | 2 | R04, R17-18 |
| Dummett, Bob | #17 | 16 | 45 | R01-05, R08-18 |
| Dunin, Frank | #23 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R12-18 |
| Edwards, Bill | #6 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Gahan, Graeme | #10 | 14 | 7 | R03-15, R18 |
| Gardner, Ian | #27 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Grimmond, Dick | #19 | 14 | 0 | R05-18 |
| Guinane, Paddy | #1 | 12 | 5 | R01-03, R05, R09-16 |
| Hayes, Alan | #46 | 3 | 2 | R07-09 |
| Holt, Colin | #21 | 14 | 2 | R02-05, R07-16 |
| Jacobs, Graham | #16 | 4 | 1 | R01, R10, R14, R18 |
| Jenkins, John | #39 | 4 | 1 | R03, R07-09 |
| Langridge, Ted | #28 | 14 | 20 | R01-06, R11-18 |
| Loughran, Peter | #18 | 5 | 2 | R02-06 |
| McDonald, Ron | #14 | 16 | 19 | R01-02, R04-16, R18 |
| Morris, Peter | #13 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
| O'Toole, Laurie | #42 | 6 | 4 | R13-18 |
| Patterson, Mike | #25 | 10 | 4 | R09-18 |
| Rees, Bob | #34 | 6 | 1 | R07-10, R12-13 |
| Reynolds, Doug | #8 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R11 |
| Richardson, Alan | #12 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R17 |
| Rowe, Larry | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 |
| Ryan, Johnny | #7 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Saddington, Col | #26 | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-18 |
| Simpson, Tom | #11 | 16 | 1 | R02-03, R05-18 |
| Swift, Fred | #15 | 7 | 8 | R01-07 |
| Thompson, John | #37 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Ward, Ken | #20 | 11 | 0 | R04-06, R08, R11-17 |
| Williams, Don | #3 | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R17 |
| Wilson, John | #40 | 6 | 2 | R06-11 |
| Wright, Roy | #2 | 9 | 1 | R01-08, R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, Alan | 18 | 4 | -0- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 47 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 40 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 19 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 23 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 30 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 13/06/1959 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 26 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 5 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 33 | Alan McDonald | Roy Wright |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 65 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 37 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 28 | Alan McDonald | Ron McDonald |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 44 | Alan McDonald | Ron McDonald |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 79 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 26 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 43 | Alan McDonald | Ron Branton |