1963 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1963 between Footscray and Richmond during round 4 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Neville Crowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, D. McKenzie, B. Parsons, K. Payne, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, R. Walker, B. Ware
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Brown, B. Cameron, R. Dean, T. Garland, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, P. Hogan, B. Lienert, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, J. Richmond, J. Robertson, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson
Footscray (14.12.96) defeated Richmond (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Darcy (3), M. Hobbs (3), G. Bisset (2), D. McKenzie (2), G. Ion, B. Spurling, B. Ware, T. Whitten
Richmond: I. Hayden (4), B. Brown (2), R. Dean (2), N. Crowe, M. Patterson, J. Richmond
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,695
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | RICH by 31 | RICH by 10 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Neville Crowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Parsons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spurling, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Garland, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Hogan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Lienert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richmond, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||