1961 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1961 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1961 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, R. Hickman, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, R. Serich, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, A. Lord, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, F. Pomeroy, N. Sutherland, T. Tate, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, D. Zanoni
Richmond (9.14.68) were defeated by Geelong (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Serich (4), R. Dean, P. Guinane, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, B. Moloney
Geelong: T. Polinelli (3), D. Wade (3), J. Yeates (3), G. Hamer (2), A. Lord (2), B. Norman, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,600
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 44 | GEEL by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Tate, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Zanoni, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||