1961 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1961 between Richmond and Essendon during round 10 of the 1961 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), E. Benetti, B. Cameron, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Richmond (12.20.92) defeated Essendon (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Dean (4), G. Jacobs (3), T. Langridge (3), A. Hayes, G. Williamson
Essendon: P. Doran (5), H. Mitchell (2), J. Clarke, K. Fraser, D. McKenzie
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Benetti, Edo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 20 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||