1961 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1961 between Richmond and Footscray during round 1 of the 1961 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, B. Dummett, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, D. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, T. Devery, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Graham, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, R. Kent, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Smith, C. Stewart, P. Wood
Richmond (11.8.74) were defeated by Footscray (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Hayes (3), B. Dummett (2), P. Guinane (2), N. Crowe, R. Dean, R. Johnson, T. Langridge
Footscray: G. Ion (5), M. Graham (3), T. Whitten (3), J. Quarrell (2), C. McDonald, B. Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leighton
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Smith, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kent, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||