1961 VFL Round 9: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1961 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1961 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Allen Aylett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), E. Benetti, D. Burrows, B. Cameron, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson
North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Beer, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, D. Cowen, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, M. Gaudion, I. Hughes, J. Jenkins, J. O'Brien, D. Railton, K. Robertson, G. Ryan, K. Snell, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, R. Ward
Richmond (12.10.82) defeated North Melbourne (10.16.76).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Wilkinson (4), E. Benetti (2), N. Crowe (2), T. Langridge (2), R. Dean, G. Jacobs
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (3), I. Hughes (3), L. Dwyer, M. Gaudion, K. Snell, R. Ward
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
12.10.82 - 10.16.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 7 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Allen Aylett
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Benetti, Edo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Burrows, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Beer, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cowen, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hughes, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Railton, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Snell, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Ward, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||