1962 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1962 between Richmond and Essendon during round 14 of the 1962 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Ron Branton captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Barrot, N. Crowe, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, B. Lockhart, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), R. Blew, M. Byers, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, B. Matthews, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Richmond (11.17.83) were defeated by Essendon (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Crowe (3), R. Dean (2), T. Langridge (2), R. Serich (2), P. Guinane, G. Jacobs
Essendon: H. Mitchell (4), R. Evans (3), G. Johnston (2), K. Timms (2), C. Payne
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,043
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Branton
(Richmond),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
V. Hocking
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lockhart, Bob | ? | ? | 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) | 11 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Byers, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Matthews, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||