1961 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1961 between Geelong and Richmond during round 17 of the 1961 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, G. Hamer, D. Long, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, G. O'Donnell, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, N. Sutherland, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Beaven, D. Burrows, K. Callander, B. Cameron, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, J. Richmond, J. Robertson, L. Rowe, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Geelong (11.11.77) defeated Richmond (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (4), A. Lord (2), F. Wooller (2), B. Goggin, G. Hamer, J. Yeates
Richmond: T. Langridge (3), B. Barrot, J. Richmond, G. Williamson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,976
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donnell, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 50 | Beaven, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Burrows, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Callander, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Richmond, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 46 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rowe, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||