1960 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1960 between Footscray and Richmond during round 18 of the 1960 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), J. Bradbury, T. Devery, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Graham, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, N. Long, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Thornton, R. Walker
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
Footscray (18.9.117) defeated Richmond (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Whitten (5), G. Ion (3), A. Gardiner (2), N. Long (2), T. Devery, T. Elliott, M. Graham, C. McDonald, J. Schultz, B. Spargo
Richmond: P. Morris (3), B. Dummett (2), C. Saddington (2), G. Wilkinson (2), R. Branton, R. Dean
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,419
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 8 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 1 | 15 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Howard, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 53 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Anderson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Smith, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||