1963 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1963 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 6 of the 1963 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Neville Crowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, T. Thiessen, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), G. Arnold, B. Barrot, L. Behan, B. Brown, B. Cameron, R. Dean, G. Gahan, T. Garland, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, P. Loughran, B. McMillan, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson
Melbourne (20.15.135) defeated Richmond (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Adams (4), B. Bourke (3), A. Rowarth (3), R. Barassi (2), R. Miller (2), J. Townsend (2), B. Vagg (2), R. Groom, H. Mann
Richmond: B. Brown (2), R. Dean (2), B. Cameron, P. Guinane, I. Hayden
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
33,914
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 79 | MELB by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Neville Crowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Thiessen, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Arnold, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Behan, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Garland, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||