1961 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1961 between Footscray and Richmond during round 12 of the 1961 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Ron Branton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, B. Lee, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker, B. Ware

Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Beaven, E. Benetti, B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, P. Loughran, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson

Footscray (6.6.42) defeated Richmond (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Ion (3), B. McKellar (2), T. Whitten
Richmond: G. Jacobs (2), R. Johnson, T. Simpson

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 8 July 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,648

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 6.6.42 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 0 2 . 3 3 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Richmond 0 . 4 1 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin RICH by 4 FOOT by 3 RICH by 11 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Des Rowe (Richmond)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Ron Branton (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Beamish, Keith ? ? 0 ?
37 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
38 Ion, Barry ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 3 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
30 McKellar, Barney ? ? 2 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Slattery, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Stewart, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Thornton, Barry ? ? 0 ?
26 Walker, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 6

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
50 Beaven, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Benetti, Edo ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
7 Hayes, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobs, Graham ? ? 2 ?
22 Johnson, Ron ? ? 1 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
46 Robertson, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 1 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Wilkinson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
23 Williamson, Gary ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 RICH unknown behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 ??:??
RICH unknown behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 ??:??
RICH unknown behind 0.0.0 - 0.3.3 ??:??
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FOOT 6.6.42 - 4.9.33 ??:??