1960 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1960 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 15 of the 1960 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. Ron Branton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright

Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Blainey, N. Crowe, R. Dean, B. Dummett, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, R. McDonald, P. Morris, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, D. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson

Fitzroy (13.13.91) defeated Richmond (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Wright (5), G. Campbell (2), W. Clark (2), O. Abrahams, G. Knight, T. Ongarello, R. Vernon
Richmond: B. Dummett (3), G. Jacobs (3), P. Morris (2), R. Dean, C. Saddington

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 6 August 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,232

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 13.13.91 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 1 6 . 7 11 . 10 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Richmond 5 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin RICH by 10 RICH by 6 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), Ron Branton (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 1 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
37 Bromage, Keith ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 2 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Jones, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Knight, Graham ? ? 1 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 1 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
30 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 1 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Blainey, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 0 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 ?
32 Dummett, Bob ? ? 3 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobs, Graham ? ? 3 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 0 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 McDonald, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Morris, Peter ? ? 2 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 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) 10 11

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