1961 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1961 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1961 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Ron Branton captained the hosts. Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Bill Serong as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), E. Benetti, B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, R. Johnson, P. Loughran, R. O'Brien, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), B. Serong (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, R. Carruthers, M. Delanty, R. Fildes, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, E. Hutchesson, D. Norman, K. Pay, R. Reeves, B. Rist, K. Rose, T. Steer, B. Thripp, P. Weidemann, R. Willett, N. Withers

Richmond (5.8.38) were defeated by Collingwood (6.18.54).

Goalkickers
Richmond: E. Benetti, R. Dean, A. Hayes, T. Simpson, G. Wilkinson
Collingwood: K. Rose (2), B. Beers, M. Delanty, B. Harrison, T. Steer

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 15 July 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 22,790

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 5.8.38 - 6.18.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 4 2 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Collingwood 0 . 0 4 . 7 4 . 11 6 . 18 6 . 18 (54)
Margin RICH by 10 COLL by 14 RICH by 2 COLL by 16 COLL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Rowe (Richmond), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Ron Branton (Richmond), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Bill Serong (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Benetti, Edo ? ? 1 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
7 Hayes, Alan ? ? 1 ?
16 Jacobs, Graham ? ? 0 ?
22 Johnson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
47 O'Brien, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 ?
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
46 Robertson, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Rowe, Larry ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 1 ?
37 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Wilkinson, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
23 Williamson, Gary ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Beers, Brian ? ? 1 ?
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 0 ?
36 Carruthers, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Delanty, Mike ? ? 1 ?
15 Fildes, Robin ? ? 0 ?
32 Harrison, Barry ? ? 1 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 0 ?
7 Pay, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
37 Rist, Barry ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
22 Serong, Bill (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 1 ?
21 Thripp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Weidemann, Peter ? ? 0 ?
6 Willett, Ray ? ? 0 ?
41 Withers, Neville ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 18

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