1963 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1963 between Essendon and Richmond during round 8 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
Neville Crowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, J. Booth, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Johnston, B. Matthews, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Brown, B. Cameron, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, P. Hogan, P. Loughran, J. Northey, J. Richmond, J. Robertson, R. Selleck, R. Serich, T. Simpson, J. Thompson, R. Warner, G. Williamson
Essendon (13.11.89) defeated Richmond (7.5.47).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Timms (5), J. Birt (3), T. Fordham (2), J. Clarke, N. Raitt, B. Sampson
Richmond: N. Crowe (3), B. Barrot, P. Hogan, J. Northey, R. Warner
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 53 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Des Rowe
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Neville Crowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Gaudion
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 40 | Booth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Matthews, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hogan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Loughran, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Northey, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Richmond, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Selleck, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Serich, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warner, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 5 | |||