1953 Seconds scores
Played: 20
Won: 16
Lost: 4
Drew: 0
Position:
Points FOR: 1398
Points AGAINST: 1094
Percentage: 127.8%
Players. (Listed in Annual Report. Games in bracket)
Austen (18), Farrell (18), Sawatzky (18), Gleeson (17), Harry Dewsnap (16), Gerard (16), Boland (15), Slater (15), Hoare (14), Collins (14), Hogan (14), Fisher (13), Audas (12), Morcom (12), Green (12), Vandersluys (12), Hall (10), Gerald MacIsaac (son of Angus) (10), Jerry? Walsh (8), Ritchie (8), Hayes (8), Don Meckiff (7), Abbott (7), Gibb (7), Richmond (7), Le Griffin (6), Clarke (6), Carr (6), Hafey (5), Cox (5), Thompson (5), Brady (5), Brewer (5), Barry McCoomb (4), Monkton (4), Betson (4), Schofield (4), Poulter (4), Claxton (4), Allen (2), Davie (2), Ednie (2), Cations (2), Johnson (2), McConnell (2), O'Rourke (1), Coppock (1), Reiffel (1), Cooke (1), Barr (1).
Goalkickers for season. https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Reserves+Goalkicking
Rd | Date | W/L | Richmond Score | Opponent Score | Venue | Goalkickers | Team / Notes
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| 1 | W7 | 12.11 83 | Melbourne 10.16 76 | Audas 5, Farrell 2, Gibb 2, Hafey 1, Walsh 1, Hogan 1 | In a game that was close all day, the Cubs went a point ahead in time on in the last quarter, then kicked a goal on the final siren. | Best: Tom Allen. Pat Audas, Don Meckiff, Ray Gibb, Gavin Hoare, Gerry Walsh, Sawatzky, Col Austen | |||
| 2 | W20 | Richmond 7.15 57 | Fitzroy 11.11 77 | Morcom 4, O'Rourke 2, Gleeson 1 | Best: Stan Morcom, Rex Geard, Kevin Hogan, Gerry Walsh, Jack Ritchie, Brian Boland, Ray Gibb, Tom Allen | The Cubs never hit the front and were soundly beaten, the main reason being due to playing from behind their opponents all day. | |||
| 3 | W4 | 14.8 92 | Carlton 13.10 88 | Gleeson 4, Hafey 3, Abbott 2, Hoare 2, Sawatzky 1, Audas 1, Walsh 1 | In the third quarter the Cubs turned a deficit of 22 points into a lead of 10 points at the final change. | On his 21st birthday Kevin Coppock from Maryborough played his first game on a one match permit. | Best: Brian Boland, Pat Audas, Tom Hafey, Jim Farrell, Gavin Hoare, Ivan LeGriffen, Kevin Gleeson | ||
| 4 | W28 | 12.14 86 | St. Kilda 8.10 58 | Gleeson 5, Sawatzky 3, Farrell 1, Hafey 1, Hogan 1, Boland 1 | A good second quarter (6.10) enabled Cubs to establish a winning lead. | Best: Bill Green, Col Austen, Fred Slater, Brian Boland, Jim Farrell, Kevin Gleeson, Tom Hafey, Kevin Betson, Gerry Collins, Herb Sawatzky, Reg Fisher, Ivan Le Griffin | |||
| 5 | W34 | Richmond 10.11 71 | Geelong 5.7 37 | Gleeson 4, Hogan 2, Abbott 2, Hafey 1, Collins 1 | Supremacy in all parts of the field gave Cubs an easy win over Geelong at Geelong. Only the third win for the Cubs at Geelong in 32 years | Best: Not published. | |||
| 6 | W36 | 12.9 81 | Collingwood 6.9 45 | Schofield 4, Audas 2, Fisher 2, Walsh 2, Farrell 1, Abbott 1 | Best: Graham Cox, Col Austen, Frank Slater, Kevin Betson, Jim Farrell, Pat Audas, Reg Fisher, Gavin Hoare | ||||
| 7 | W21 | Richmond 6.13 49 | Essendon 2.16 28 | Gleeson 4, Walsh 1, Fisher 1 | With both backlines on top, Cubs with a winning centreline and supremacy in the ruck got the win and went to the head of the premiership list. | Best: Gavin Hoare, Harry Dewsnap, Pat Audas, Kevin Betson, Ray Gibb, Ron Reiffel, Col Austen, Gerry Walsh, Kevin Hogan, Stan Vandersluys, Kevin Gleeson | |||
| 8 | W88 | Richmond 16.17 113 | Footscray 3.7 25 | Schofield 4, Hogan 3, Sawatzky 2, Farrell 2, Gleeson 2, Cox 1, McIsaac 1, Ritchie 1 | In defeating the second and third placed teams in their past two games and outscoring the opposition 22 goals to 5, Cubs are establishing themselves as the team to beat. | Best: Rex Geard, Gavin Hoare, Graham Cox, Kevin Hogan, Harry Dewsnap, Jim Farrell, Peter Schofield, Col Austen, Jack Ritchie | |||
| 9 | L11 | 8.11 59 | North Melbourne 10.10 70 | Walsh 2, Fisher 2, Morcom 1, Cooke 1, Sawatzky 1, Hogan 1 | A belated last quarter effort was not good enough to win the day and Cubs drop back to second place. | Best: Col Austen, Jack Ritchie, Graeme Richmond, Alan Cooke, Kevin Hogan, Reg Fisher, Frank Slater, Norm Abbott | |||
| 10 | W13 | 10.12 72 | South Melbourne 8.11 59 | Walsh 2, Hogan 2, Gleeson 2, Boland 1, Collins 1, Farrell 1, Sawatzky 1 | It was a hard fought but, in the end, meritorious win as Cubs had only 17 fit men in the final stages. | Best: Col Austen, Jack Ritchie, Reg Fisher, Gerry Collins, Herb Sawatzky, Gerry Walsh, Kevin Hogan, Pat Audas, Brian Boland | |||
| 11 | W5 | Richmond 11.18 84 | Hawthorn 11.13 79 | Davie 6, Poulter 2, Geard 1, Gleeson 1, Hogan 1 | With Austen out injured and Jack Ritchie with the Seniors, Brian Boland captained the Cubs | Down 15 points with only 10 minutes of play left, Cubs finished full of determination and a late goal from Kevin Hogan gave them the win by five points. | Best: Brian Davie, Gavin Hoare, Kevin Betson, Ray Poulter, Jim Farrell, Brian Boland, Pat Audas, Reg Hall | ||
| 12 | W34 | 14.14 98 | Melbourne 9.10 64 | Gleeson 5, Hogan 2, Vandersluys 2, Audas 2, Farrell 2, Hall 1 | Dominance in the ruck, a win in the centre and stout defence were features of Cubs' win. | Best: Alan Cations, Jack Ritchie, Kevin Gleeson, Stan Vandersluys, Boland, Sawatzky, Pat Audas, Jim Farrell, Kevin Hogan, Col Austen | |||
| 13 | W1 | 12.11 83 | Fitzroy 12.10 82 | Gleeson 4, Audas 3, Hall 2, Morcom 2, Clarke 1 | After trailing for practically the whole of the game, a scramble in front of goal saw Pat Audas kick through for a goal to snatch the lead in the time-on period. | Best: Pat Audas, Frank Slater, Reg Carr, Brian Boland, Gerry Collins, Herb Sawatzky, Alan Cations, Kevin Gleeson, Reg Hall, Stan Vandersluys, Stan Morcom, Gavin Hoare | |||
| 14 | L10 | 10.16 76 | Carlton 12.14 86 | Gleeson 2, Poulter 2, Hall 1, Dewsnap 1, Collins 1, Hoare 1, Brewer 1, Fisher 1 | Ray Poulter captained the team after Col Austen had a training mishap. | For the first three quarters Cubs did everything wrong - fumbling, knocking each other and missing easy marks. | Best: Good players were as scarce as potatoes, but the best would be Frank Slater, Ray Poulter, Stan Morcom, Stan Vandersluys, Kevin Gleeson, Harry Dewsnap, Reg Hall. | ||
| 15 | W60 | 13.25 103 | St. Kilda 6.7 43 | Poulter 4, Morcom 4, Hall 2, Collins 1, Cox 1, Boland 1 | This was the best display Cubs have given since the Footscray match (Round 8). | Best: Ray Poulter, Stan Morcom, Reg Hall, Graham Cox, Harry Dewsnap, Frank Slater, Gerry Collins, Gavin Hoare, Brian Boland | |||
| 16 | W71 | 14.18 102 | Geelong 4.7 31 | Poulter 6, Sawatzky 3, Hall 2, Gleeson 1, Fisher 1, Collins 1 | Best: Gerry Collins, Graham Cox, Ray Poulter, Brian Boland, Harry Dewsnap, Bill Green, Col Austen, Frank Slater, Lloyd Brewer, Herb Sawatzky | ||||
| 17 | W2 | Richmond 5.8 38 | Collingwood 5.6 36 | Gleeson 2, Collins 1, Farrell 1, Geard 1 | Best: Stan Vandersluys, Gerry Collins, Rex Geard, Bill Green, Col Austen, Frank Slater, Brian Boland, Harry Dewsnap, Herb Sawatzky, Laurie Johnson (fine debut) | ||||
| 18 | L49 | Richmond 6.14 50 | Essendon 16.13 109 | Morcom 2, Gleeson 2, Richmond 1, Farrell 1 | Although defeated by Essendon, Cubs will strip a fit and confident side against the Bombers in the second semi-final next Saturday week, with players available from the senior team and others recovered from injuries. | Best: Stan Vandersluys, Col Austen, Graham Cox, Brian Boland, Rex Geard, Herb Sawatzky, Harry Dewsnap, Jim Farrell, Bill Green 7 | |||
| 2nd Semi Final | L9 | 10.13 73 | Essendon 13.4 82 | Hall 4, Hogan 2, Geard 1, Gleeson 1, Sawatzky 1, Farrell 1 | Both sides formed up to let Col Austen run through as a gesture on his winning the Gardiner Medal. | Gleeson was off in the final quarter to attend a P.M.G. employment examination. | Best: Reg Hall, Kevin Hogan, Gerry Collins (until injured), Brian Boland, Jack Ritchie, Frank Slater, Col Austen, Herb Sawatzky, Rex Geard | ||
| Preliminary Final | L16 | 7.12 54 | Carlton 10.10 70 | Hall 1, Morcom 1, Hogan 1, Sawatzky 1, Claxton 1, Green 1, Vandersluys 1 | Poor forward work once again proved a costly weakness. | Best: Col Austen (best on ground) Herb Sawatzky, Brian Boland, Frank Slater, Jack Ritchie, Bill Green, Reg Fisher, Gerry Collins, Reg Hall, Kevin Hogan. | |||
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