1960 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1960 between Richmond and Footscray during round 7 of the 1960 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, B. Morrison, F. Mundy, M. Patterson, T. Simpson, D. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Bradbury, J. Brereton, J. Clegg, T. Devery, A. Edwards, T. Elliott, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, G. Ion, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, R. Walker
Richmond (6.13.49) were defeated by Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. McDonald (2), D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, P. Morris, M. Patterson
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), T. Whitten (3), C. McDonald (2), T. Elliott, G. Ion, J. Schultz
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Morrison, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mundy, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Smith, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Howard, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||