1961 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1961 between Carlton and Richmond during round 8 of the 1961 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park.
Graham Donaldson captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Gilchrist, J. James, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, B. Williams, J. Williams
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), E. Benetti, D. Burrows, B. Cameron, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, I. Slockwitch, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson
Carlton (7.7.49) were defeated by Richmond (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Cross (3), T. Carroll, G. Collis, G. Gilchrist, J. Nicholls
Richmond: E. Benetti (3), G. Wilkinson (3), G. Jacobs (2), T. Langridge (2), N. Crowe, R. Dean, G. Williamson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Richmond
Date:
Monday 12 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
24,660
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 40 | RICH by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Graham Donaldson
(Carlton),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Benetti, Edo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Burrows, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Slockwitch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||