1961 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1961 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1961 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Beaven, K. Callander, B. Cameron, D. Cuzens, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, R. Johnson, B. Lockhart, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, J. Robertson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, W. Clark, R. Crow, S. Duncan, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Richmond (9.9.63) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Johnson (4), B. Cameron (2), R. Serich (2), G. Williamson
Fitzroy: K. Bromage (4), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, S. Duncan, R. Slocum, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,547
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 14 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Brewer
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Beaven, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Callander, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Lockhart, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||