1961 VFL 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 3 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
R. Branton (capt.), K. Callander, N. Crowe, R. Dean, B. Dummett, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, D. Burke, J. Carlile, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, B. Hannon, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kiteley, N. Lewthwaite, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, M. Oaten, P. Rice, R. Stockman, J. Trethowan
Richmond (6.9.45) were defeated by South Melbourne (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Langridge (5), B. Dummett
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (3), D. Burke (2), B. McGowan (2), M. Oaten (2), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, K. McCormack
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
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 | |||