1960 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1960 between Carlton and Richmond during round 1 of the 1960 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Bruce Comben captained the hosts. Ron Branton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, G. Burke, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, D. Hall, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Lyons, D. McCulloch, D. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, D. Zeunert

Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Anderson, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, G. Gahan, M. Gainger, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, L. O'Toole, A. Richardson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson

Carlton (14.14.98) drew with Richmond (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (4), P. Barry (3), D. Nicholls (2), G. Burke, G. Donaldson, J. Heathcote, D. Lyons, D. McCulloch
Richmond: T. Langridge (4), G. Wilkinson (3), F. Swift (2), P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, L. O'Toole, C. Saddington

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Monday 18 April 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 31,150

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton drew with Richmond
Score: 14.14.98 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 5 9 . 6 10 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Richmond 7 . 4 9 . 6 14 . 13 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin RICH by 35 level RICH by 28 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Bruce Comben (Carlton), Ron Branton (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance
Boundary Umpire: L. Sullivan

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Arch, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 3 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 4 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 1 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
34 Hall, Don ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
20 Lyons, Des ? ? 1 ?
3 McCulloch, Dave ? ? 1 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 2 ?
35 Pavlou, Chris ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 14

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
38 Anderson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
9 Gainger, Murray ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 4 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 1 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 1 ?
13 Morris, Peter ? ? 1 ?
6 O'Toole, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
31 Rowe, Larry ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 1 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 2 ?
37 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Wilkinson, Graeme ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s