1963 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1963 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 2 of the 1963 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Neville Crowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, D. Bethke, K. Colvin, C. Deacon, P. Dolling, J. Fogarty, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, T. Hynes, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, S. Magee, T. McGee, B. McGowan, J. Plumridge, J. Rantall, F. Rees, E. Reilly, B. Strachan

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Cameron, R. Dean, R. Evans, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, P. Hogan, G. Jacobs, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, J. Richmond, J. Robertson, R. Selleck, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson

South Melbourne (12.14.86) were defeated by Richmond (17.7.109).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: F. Johnson (3), B. Kingston (2), B. McGowan (2), B. Skilton (2), D. Bethke, P. Dolling, J. Heriot
Richmond: I. Hayden (6), P. Hogan (3), G. Jacobs (3), J. Richmond (2), N. Crowe, R. Dean, D. Grimmond

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Thursday 25 April 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,700

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 12.14.86 - 17.7.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 7 . 11 7 . 13 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Richmond 4 . 4 6 . 5 13 . 7 17 . 7 17 . 7 (109)
Margin RICH by 6 SMLB by 12 RICH by 30 RICH by 23 RICH by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Des Rowe (Richmond)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Neville Crowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 1 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
39 Dolling, Peter ? ? 1 ?
32 Fogarty, John ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 1 ?
16 Hynes, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 3 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 2 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
49 McGee, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
17 Plumridge, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Rees, Fred ? ? 0 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 2 ?
28 Strachan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 14

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 1 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 ?
29 Evans, Rodney ? ? 0 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 1 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayden, Ian ? ? 6 ?
23 Hogan, Peter ? ? 3 ?
16 Jacobs, Graham ? ? 3 ?
17 McMillan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 ?
4 Richmond, John ? ? 2 ?
2 Robertson, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Selleck, Roy ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
37 Thompson, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Williamson, Gary ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 7

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