1953 Games · 1953 Player Statistics

Richmond 73 – 67 Melbourne

← · 1953 · Round 1 · 18/04/1953 2:15 · Punt Rd · Crowd 19394 · →

Richmond 3.2.204.4.289.6.6011.7.73
Melbourne 1.3.93.8.265.8.389.13.67
Qrt margin RI by 11RI by 2RI by 22RI by 6
Qrt scores RI 20-9ME 17-8RI 32-12ME 29-13
Field umpires James Jamieson (141)

Richmond Match Statistics (73) — Coach: Albert Pannam

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
5 Kevin Betson
29 Ron Branton
33 Allan Cations
17 Fred Clarke
7 Allan Cooke 2
30 Kevin Coppock
37 Graham Cox 2
31 Kevin Dillon
23 Ray Ednie 1
10 Bill Green
1 John Nix
14 Max Oppy
24 Ray Poulter 2
15 Des Rowe
3 Havel Rowe 1
8 Frank Ryan
11 Peter Schofield
19 Geoff Spring 1
32 Bill Wilson 2
2 Roy Wright
Totals 11
Opposition 9

Melbourne Match Statistics (67) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
6 Ken Albiston
32 Dale Anderson 3
29 Lance Arnold
30 John Beckwith
4 Ken Christie
26 Noel Clarke
1 Denis Cordner
23 Leigh Gloury
13 Alan Krause 1
3 Peter Marquis
17 Geoff McGivern
2 Robert McKenzie 2
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
9 Max Orr
18 Nevin Paynter
12 Stuart Spencer
33 Jack Thomson 2
11 Jim Wilson 1
Totals 9
Opposition 11

Richmond Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Richmond Games (W-D-L W%) Richmond Goals (Ave.)
5 Kevin Betson 23y 157d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) ← ←
29 Ron Branton 19y 312d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
33 Allan Cations 20y 190d 14 (7-0-7 50.00%) 5 (0.36) ← ←
17 Fred Clarke 20y 138d 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) ← ←
7 Allan Cooke 23y 9d 46 (25-0-21 54.35%) 35 (0.76) ← ←
30 Kevin Coppock 20y 344d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
37 Graham Cox 19y 296d 12 (6-0-6 50.00%) 7 (0.58) ← ←
31 Kevin Dillon 28y 116d 45 (21-0-24 46.67%) 4 (0.09) ← ←
23 Ray Ednie 25y 197d 22 (12-0-10 54.55%) 13 (0.59) ← ←
10 Bill Green 21y 82d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
1 John Nix 21y 114d 51 (26-0-25 50.98%) 10 (0.20) ← ←
14 Max Oppy 28y 186d 151 (91-2-58 60.93%) 29 (0.19) ← ←
24 Ray Poulter 24y 39d 110 (63-0-47 57.27%) 222 (2.02) ← ←
15 Des Rowe 27y 150d 93 (47-0-46 50.54%) 22 (0.24) ← ←
3 Havel Rowe 24y 345d 59 (33-1-25 56.78%) 28 (0.47) ← ←
8 Frank Ryan 20y 352d 11 (8-0-3 72.73%) ← ←
11 Peter Schofield 21y 65d 15 (10-0-5 66.67%) 25 (1.67) ← ←
19 Geoff Spring 27y 363d 89 (47-1-41 53.37%) 37 (0.42) ← ←
32 Bill Wilson 28y 182d 155 (87-1-67 56.45%) 195 (1.26) ← ←
2 Roy Wright 24y 54d 93 (51-0-42 54.84%) 38 (0.41) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 221d 995 (548-5-442 55.33%) 670 (0.67)
C Albert Pannam 38y 364d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
6 Ken Albiston 26y 158d 78 (38-2-38 50.00%) 99 (1.27) 20 (9-1-10 47.50%) 23 (1.15)
32 Dale Anderson 21y 312d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) 3 (3.00) ← ← debut
29 Lance Arnold 26y 347d 115 (56-1-58 49.13%) 84 (0.73) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 20y 214d 33 (9-1-23 28.79%) 19 (0.58) ← ←
4 Ken Christie 25y 233d 30 (9-1-20 31.67%) 6 (0.20) ← ←
26 Noel Clarke 22y 113d 33 (10-1-22 31.82%) 74 (2.24) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 28y 294d 75 (35-1-39 47.33%) 59 (0.79) ← ←
23 Leigh Gloury 23y 205d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
13 Alan Krause 21y 247d 10 (4-0-6 40.00%) 8 (0.80) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 21y 36d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
17 Geoff McGivern 22y 112d 50 (21-1-28 43.00%) 29 (0.58) ← ←
2 Robert McKenzie 24y 120d 83 (43-1-39 52.41%) 178 (2.14) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 23y 234d 22 (5-1-16 25.00%) 1 (0.05) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 26y 170d 102 (50-1-51 49.51%) 25 (0.25) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 22y 66d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
9 Max Orr 22y 99d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) 4 (0.67) ← ←
18 Nevin Paynter 22y 321d 6 (0-0-6 0.00%) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 21y 74d 48 (20-1-27 42.71%) 23 (0.48) ← ←
33 Jack Thomson 24y 83d 50 (21-1-28 43.00%) 41 (0.82) ← ←
11 Jim Wilson 22y 257d 16 (7-1-8 46.88%) 15 (0.94) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 203d 761 (331-14-416 44.42%) 668 (0.88)
C Norm Smith 38y 148d 75 (39-3-33 54.00%) 20 (9-1-10 47.50%)

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.