1961 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1961 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 11 of the 1961 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, B. Leslie, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, G. Milner, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, G. Tunbridge
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), E. Benetti, B. Cameron, N. Crowe, D. Cuzens, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson
Melbourne (17.18.120) defeated Richmond (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), F. Adams (3), G. Tunbridge (3), L. Mithen (2), C. Laidlaw, B. Leslie, H. Mann, R. Nilsson
Richmond: P. Guinane (2), E. Benetti, D. Grimmond, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, T. Langridge
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,090
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 66 | MELB by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Leslie, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Benetti, Edo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||