1961 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.