1963 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1963 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1963 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Neville Crowe captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), G. Arnold, B. Barrot, B. Brown, B. Cameron, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, P. Hogan, P. Loughran, J. Robertson, R. Selleck, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, R. Warner, G. Williamson

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), A. Anderson, B. Beattie, B. Beers, G. Campbell, R. Crow, J. Dixon, S. Duncan, W. Eastman, G. Elliott, K. Ellis, R. Fry, S. Haag, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, B. Pollock, B. Rippon, R. Slocum

Richmond (17.13.115) defeated Fitzroy (13.8.86).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Hogan (3), B. Barrot (2), R. Dean (2), I. Hayden (2), P. Loughran (2), R. Warner (2), N. Crowe, D. Grimmond, R. Selleck, G. Williamson
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (4), G. Lazarus (3), R. Crow (2), R. Fry (2), G. Elliott, B. Rippon

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 1 June 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 16,500

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 17.13.115 - 13.8.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 11 . 8 13 . 11 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Fitzroy 5 . 3 7 . 5 10 . 8 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Margin FITZ by 18 RICH by 27 RICH by 21 RICH by 29 RICH by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Rowe (Richmond), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Captains: Neville Crowe (Richmond), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Toohey

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Arnold, Gary ? ? 0 ?
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 2 ?
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 ?
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 1 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 2 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 1 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayden, Ian ? ? 2 ?
34 Hickman, Robert ? ? 0 ?
23 Hogan, Peter ? ? 3 ?
18 Loughran, Peter ? ? 2 ?
2 Robertson, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Selleck, Roy ? ? 1 ?
38 Serich, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Warner, Ross ? ? 2 ?
7 Williamson, Gary ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
38 Anderson, Allan ? ? 0 ?
26 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Beers, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 4 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 2 ?
33 Dixon, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 ?
37 Elliott, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
41 Ellis, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 2 ?
22 Haag, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 3 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Pollock, Brett ? ? 0 ?
36 Rippon, Barry ? ? 1 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 8

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