Des Rowe

Des Rowe
Des Rowe among the Richmond players in 1961
Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-11-19)19 November 1925
Date of death	12 May 2007(2007-05-12) (aged 81)
Original team(s)	Coburg
Height / weight	182 cm / 82.5 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–1957	Richmond	175 (24)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1961–1963	Richmond	54 (15–39–0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Career highlights
Richmond Best and Fairest 1951, 1955 Richmond Captain 1952–1957 Interstate Games: 7 Interstate Captain 1956 All-Australian 1956 Richmond – Team of the Century Richmond – Hall of Fame – inducted 2004

Des Rowe (19 November 1925 – 12 May 2007)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1946 and 1957 for the Richmond Football Club. He was senior coach of Richmond from 1961 to 1963.

References

Coaches of the Richmond Football Club

1908–1909: Condon 1910: Hall 1911: Incigneri 1912: C. Pannam 1913: Jenkins 1914–1916: Ricketts 1917: Maybury 1918: Nolan 1919: Clark 1920–1925: Minogue 1926: Morris 1927–1932: Hughes 1933: Schmidt 1934–1940: Bentley 1937: Titus 1941–1952: Dyer 1941: Titus 1953–1955: A. Pannam 1956: Oppy 1957–1960: McDonald 1961–1963: Rowe 1964: Harris 1964–1965: Smith 1965: Titus 1966–1976: Hafey 1971: Howell 1976–1978: Richardson 1979–1981: Jewell 1982–1983: Bourke 1984: Patterson 1985: Sproule 1985–1987: Jewell 1988–1991: Bartlett 1992: Jeans 1993–1995: Northey 1996–1997: Walls 1997–1999: Gieschen 2000–2004: Frawley 2005–2009: Wallace 2009: Rawlings 2010–: Hardwick

Italics denote caretaker coach

Richmond Football Club · Team of the Century

Full-back	Kevin Sheedy Vic Thorp Michael Green

Half-back	Basil McCormack Gordon Strang Mervyn Keane

Centre	Francis Bourke Bill Barrot Dick Clay

Half-forward	Matthew Richardson Royce Hart Roger Dean

Full-forward	Dale Weightman Jack Titus Bill Morris

Ruck	Roy Wright Jack Dyer (c) Kevin Bartlett

Interchange	Des Rowe Geoff Raines Ian Stewart Matthew Knights

Coach	Tom Hafey

1953 Sporting Life Team of the Year

Defenders Bernie Smith (Geelong) Herb Henderson (Footscray) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Jack Collins (Footscray) Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) Des Rowe (Richmond)

Midfielders Des Healey (Collingwood) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Jack Lynch (West Adelaide)

Forwards Bob Rose (Collingwood) Jack Howell (Carlton) Jim Deane (South Adelaide) Roy Wright (Richmond) John Coleman (Essendon) Peter Pianto (Geelong)

Followers Ken Hands (Carlton) John Leedham (North Launceston) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

1955 Sporting Life Team of the Year

Defenders Lerrel Sharp (Collingwood) Herb Henderson (Footscray) Norm Sharp (Geelong) John James (Carlton) Jim Taylor (Norwood) Des Rowe (Richmond)

Midfielders Harold McDonald (Port Adelaide) Lindsay Head (West Torrens) Des Healey (Collingwood)

Forwards Barry White (South Fremantle) Ray Poulter (Richmond) Thorold Merrett (Collingwood) Jack Clarke (East Fremantle) Noel O'Brien (Carlton) Peter Pianto (Geelong)

Followers John Marriott (Norwood) Denis Cordner (Melbourne) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

1956 All-Australian team

South Australia John Abley (Port Adelaide) Haydn Bunton Jr. (North Adelaide) Stan Costello (West Adelaide) Lindsay Head (West Torrens)

Tasmania Geoff Long (City) Barry Strange (New Town)

Victoria (VFA) Frank Johnson (Port Melbourne) (Captain)

Victoria Ron Barassi (Melbourne) John Chick (Carlton) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Bill Hutchison (Essendon) Peter Pianto (Geelong) Des Rowe (Richmond) Ted Whitten (Footscray) Roy Wright (Richmond)

Western Australia Jack Clarke (East Fremantle) Graham Farmer (East Perth) John Gerovich (South Fremantle) Keith Harper (Perth) Cliff Hillier (South Fremantle)

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