1960 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1960 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1960 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan McDonald and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Anderson, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, B. Dummett, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, P. Morris, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, D. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Richmond (9.14.68) defeated Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Morris (2), N. Crowe, R. Dean, B. Dummett, D. Grimmond, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, G. Wilkinson
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), A. Rowarth (3), F. Adams
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | RICH by 16 | MELB by 6 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan McDonald
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Smith, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||