1960 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1960 between Richmond and Essendon during round 2 of the 1960 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Anderson, B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, M. Gainger, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, L. O'Toole, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, G. Spero, K. Timms
Richmond (5.15.45) were defeated by Essendon (25.20.170).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Langridge, R. McDonald, P. Morris, L. O'Toole, G. Wilkinson
Essendon: R. Evans (8), J. Clarke (6), J. Birt (3), K. Fraser (3), H. Mitchell (2), B. Dunlop, G. Leek, D. Shaw
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
31,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| Essendon | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 20 | 25 | . | 20 | (170) |
| Margin | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 81 | ESSE by 125 | ESSE by 125 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Goal Umpire:
T. Rossiter
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gainger, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Spero, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 20 | |||