1962 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1962 between Geelong and Richmond during round 15 of the 1962 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Ron Branton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.

Geelong
J. Brown, B. Brushfield, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller, D. Zanoni

Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), B. Barrot, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, G. Jacobs, T. Langridge, B. Moloney, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, C. Saddington, R. Selleck, J. Sheahan, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson

Geelong (15.8.98) defeated Richmond (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (8), B. Miller (2), C. Rice (2), B. Goggin, G. Rosenow, F. Wooller
Richmond: R. Dean (3), P. Guinane (3), M. Patterson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 4 August 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 23,555

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 15.8.98 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 1 7 . 4 11 . 6 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Richmond 1 . 5 3 . 8 5 . 9 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin GEEL by 14 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Des Rowe (Richmond)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Ron Branton (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Brushfield, Brian ? ? 0 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 2 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 2 ?
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
32 Sutherland, Neil ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 8 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
11 Zanoni, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Branton, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 3 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 3 ?
20 Hayden, Ian ? ? 0 ?
34 Hickman, Robert ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobs, Graham ? ? 0 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 0 ?
32 Moloney, Basil ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 1 ?
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
51 Selleck, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
37 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Williamson, Gary ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s