1962 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1962 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1962 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), N. Crompton, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Vagg
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Crowe, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, W. Hillis, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, B. McMillan, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, B. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Richmond (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Dawson (3), L. Mithen (3), R. Barassi (2), T. Gleeson, J. Lord, A. Rowarth
Richmond: I. Hayden (3), N. Crowe (2), G. Williamson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,634
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | MELB by 28 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Hillis, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||