1961 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 78.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrot, Bill | #24 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Beaven, Bob | #50 | 5 | 0 | R12, R15-18 |
| Benetti, Edo | #9 | 6 | 7 | R08-13 |
| Branton, Ron | #29 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Burrows, Dick | #33 | 5 | 0 | R04, R08-09, R17-18 |
| Callander, Kevin | #14 | 6 | 1 | R02-03, R15-18 |
| Cameron, Barry | #30 | 12 | 6 | R07-18 |
| Crowe, Neville | #5 | 11 | 7 | R01-11 |
| Cuzens, Dave | #4 | 12 | 0 | R01, R04-13, R15 |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 13 | 11 | R01-10, R12-14 |
| Dummett, Bob | #13 | 3 | 7 | R01-03 |
| Fitzgerald, Kevin | #43 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Gahan, Graeme | #10 | 5 | 0 | R12, R15-18 |
| Grimmond, Dick | #19 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Guinane, Paddy | #1 | 11 | 10 | R01-07, R10-11, R15-16 |
| Hayes, Alan | #7 | 13 | 6 | R01-10, R12-14 |
| Hickman, Robert | #34 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Jacobs, Graham | #16 | 11 | 19 | R04-14 |
| Johnson, Ron | #22 | 14 | 11 | R01-06, R09, R11-13, R15-18 |
| Langridge, Ted | #28 | 14 | 29 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| Lockhart, Bob | #8 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Loughran, Peter | #18 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Moloney, Basil | #32 | 11 | 1 | R02-07, R14-18 |
| O'Brien, Ron | #47 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Patterson, Mike | #25 | 13 | 2 | R01-06, R12-18 |
| Richardson, Alan | #12 | 10 | 0 | R01, R05, R07-14 |
| Richmond, John | #48 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Robertson, John | #46 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Rowe, Larry | #31 | 7 | 0 | R01, R13-18 |
| Saddington, Col | #26 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Serich, Ron | #38 | 9 | 14 | R02-06, R11, R14-16 |
| Simpson, Tom | #11 | 15 | 2 | R01-03, R07-18 |
| Slockwitch, Ian | #40 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Smith, Dennis | #6 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Swift, Fred | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-12, R14-16 |
| Thompson, John | #37 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Wilkinson, Graeme | #2 | 11 | 11 | R01-03, R07-14 |
| Williamson, Gary | #23 | 15 | 8 | R04-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowe, Des | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 28 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 23 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 25/04/1961 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 44 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 13 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 1 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 44 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 13 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 40 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 6 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 66 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 37 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 5 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 83 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 31 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 25 | Des Rowe | Ron Branton |