1960 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1960 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1960 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, F. Mundy, L. O'Toole, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, T. Simpson, D. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, S. Duncan, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, K. Jones, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, B. Pert, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Richmond (5.6.36) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Guinane (3), T. Langridge, P. Loughran
Fitzroy: G. Gotch (2), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mundy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Smith, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 6 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||