1961 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1961 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1961 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Ron Branton captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

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

Hawthorn
Back: R. Poole, L. Kaine, G. Cooper
Half-back: S. Hay, J. McArthur, C. McPherson
Centre: C. Youren, B. Edwards, J. Fisher
Half-forward: A. Joyce, G. Young, M. Browne
Forward: K. Connell, J. Peck, M. Hill
Follower: J. Winneke, G. Arthur (capt.), I. Law
Sub.: R. Cabble, D. Parkin

Richmond (8.8.56) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.15.81).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Cameron (4), R. Johnson (2), K. Callander, T. Langridge
Hawthorn: K. Connell (5), J. Peck (3), G. Arthur, A. Joyce, G. Young

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 26 August 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 15,177

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Hawthorn
Score: 8.8.56 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 3 1 . 5 5 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Hawthorn 3 . 3 7 . 7 10 . 10 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin HWTH by 18 HWTH by 38 HWTH by 34 HWTH by 25 HWTH by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Rowe (Richmond), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Ron Branton (Richmond), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 ?
50 Beaven, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Burrows, Dick ? ? 0 ?
14 Callander, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 4 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
22 Johnson, Ron ? ? 2 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 1 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 0 ?
32 Moloney, Basil ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 ?
48 Richmond, John ? ? 0 ?
46 Robertson, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Rowe, Larry ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
37 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Williamson, Gary ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham (c) RR ? 1 ?
4 Browne, Morton HFFR ? 0 ?
6 Cabble, Ron SUB↑ ? 0 ?
32 Connell, Kevin FPL ? 5 ?
10 Cooper, Graham BPR ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John WR ? 0 ?
20 Hay, Sted HBFL ? 0 ?
11 Hill, Malcolm FPR ? 0 ?
49 Joyce, Alan HFFL ? 1 ?
1 Kaine, Les FB ? 0 ?
7 Law, Ian RO↓ ? 0 ?
28 McArthur, John CHB ? 0 ?
26 McPherson, Cam HBFR ? 0 ?
33 Parkin, David SUB↑ ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John FF ? 3 ?
29 Poole, Reg BPL ? 0 ?
12 Winneke, John RU ? 0 ?
31 Young, Garry CHF↓ ? 1 ?
30 Youren, Colin WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 15

R. Cabble replaced I. Law during the fourth quarter.
D. Parkin replaced G. Young during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Des Rowe
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
29 R. Poole 1 L. Kaine 10 G. Cooper













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



20 S. Hay 28 J. McArthur 26 C. McPherson













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 C. Youren 9 B. Edwards 5 J. Fisher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 J. Winneke 6 R. Cabble
HALF-FORWARD 2 G. Arthur (c) 33 D. Parkin
49 A. Joyce 31 G. Young 4 M. Browne 7 I. Law











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 K. Connell 23 J. Peck 11 M. Hill













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy