1962 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1962 between Essendon and Richmond during round 3 of the 1962 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, A. King, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), N. Crowe, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, A. Hayes, W. Hillis, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, P. Loughran, B. McMillan, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, T. Simpson, B. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Essendon (12.22.94) defeated Richmond (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Payne (3), G. Leek (2), T. Rodgers (2), J. Clarke, A. Epis, K. Fraser, A. King, J. Somerville
Richmond: P. Guinane (3), T. Langridge (2), N. Crowe, R. Dean, A. Hayes, B. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 22 | 12 | . | 22 | (94) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 22 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hayes, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Hillis, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||