1961 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1961 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 14 of the 1961 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, A. Hotchkin, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, J. Kiteley, N. Lewthwaite, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Cameron, R. Dean, D. Grimmond, A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, B. Lockhart, P. Loughran, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Wilkinson, G. Williamson
South Melbourne (16.9.105) defeated Richmond (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (5), M. Oaten (3), R. Rolfe (2), D. Burke, B. Chisholm, B. Kingston, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. Power
Richmond: R. Serich (3), G. Williamson (2), A. Hayes, G. Jacobs, M. Patterson, G. Wilkinson
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,350
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Richmond
Score:
16.9.105 - 9.14.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | SMLB by 14 | level | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 37 | SMLB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 49 | Hotchkin, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lewthwaite, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rolfe, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lockhart, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||