1961 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1961 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 4 of the 1961 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, R. Crow, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, I. Powell, J. Powell, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), D. Burrows, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, R. Serich, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Fitzroy (13.17.95) were defeated by Richmond (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Vernon (4), K. Wright (4), G. Campbell (2), I. Aston, J. Carmody, R. Harvey
Richmond: T. Langridge (5), P. Guinane (4), R. Serich (3), G. Jacobs (2), R. Dean, G. Williamson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,861
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | RICH by 12 | RICH by 10 | FITZ by 21 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leighton
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Burrows, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | |||