1960 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1960 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 6 of the 1960 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), J. Beckwith, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, G. Milner, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, B. Morrison, F. Mundy, L. O'Toole, M. Patterson, R. Ricci, A. Richardson, T. Simpson, D. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
Melbourne (17.22.124) defeated Richmond (4.8.32).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), I. Ridley (4), N. Crompton (3), H. Mann (2), R. Barassi, B. Dixon, C. Laidlaw, A. Rowarth
Richmond: T. Langridge (2), D. Smith, G. Wilkinson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,249
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 22 | (124) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | (32) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 41 | MELB by 71 | MELB by 92 | MELB by 92 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Brewer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 22 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 41 | Morrison, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mundy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | O'Toole, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ricci, Renato | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Smith, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 8 | |||