1962 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1962 between Richmond and Geelong during round 4 of the 1962 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), L. Behan, B. Cameron, N. Crowe, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, B. Lockhart, P. Loughran, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, J. Richmond, T. Simpson, B. Smith, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, G. Hamer, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. McGrath, G. O'Donnell, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, D. Stephens, N. Sutherland, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Richmond (13.15.93) were defeated by Geelong (18.10.118).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Johnson (5), R. Dean (3), G. Williamson (2), N. Crowe, T. Langridge, B. Smith
Geelong: D. Wade (6), G. O'Donnell (3), F. Wooller (2), G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, G. Hamer, A. Lord, D. Stephens, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,366
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 10 | (118) |
| Margin | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Behan, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lockhart, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Moloney, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richmond, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donnell, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Stephens, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 10 | |||