1961 VFL Season Round 3: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1961 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round three of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Richmond (6.9.45) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.17.89).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Tuesday 25 April 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
27,650
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
6.9.45 - 12.17.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | SMLB by 32 | SMLB by 33 | SMLB by 49 | SMLB by 44 | SMLB by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Ron BrantonCoach: Des Rowe
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Callander, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 41 | Carlile, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hannon, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lewthwaite, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | |||