1959 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1959 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.