1962 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1962 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1962 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Neville Crowe captained the hosts.
Laurie Mithen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, R. Johnson, T. Langridge, B. Lockhart, P. Loughran, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Melbourne
L. Mithen (capt.), F. Adams, N. Crompton, R. Dawson, K. Emselle, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, R. Miller, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, J. Townsend, G. Tunbridge
Richmond (10.9.69) were defeated by Melbourne (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Langridge (4), N. Crowe (2), I. Hayden (2), R. Serich (2)
Melbourne: T. Johnson (3), L. Mithen (3), H. Mann (2), J. Townsend (2), F. Adams, G. Tunbridge
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
21,174
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 22 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Neville Crowe
(Richmond),
Laurie Mithen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Johnson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Lockhart, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||