1963 VFL Round 15: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1963 between Richmond and Footscray during round 15 of the 1963 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Neville Crowe captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Cameron, J. Caulfield, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, P. Hogan, G. Jacobs, J. Lawson, O. Madigan, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, J. Robertson, T. Simpson, F. Swift, J. Thompson, G. Williamson
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, C. Bendelle, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, B. Dowling, K. Duff, B. Gray, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Richmond (7.10.52) were defeated by Footscray (16.21.117).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Guinane (5), I. Hayden, G. Jacobs
Footscray: M. Hobbs (4), B. Lee (4), B. Gray (3), B. Dowling (2), G. Ion (2), B. Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 65 | FOOT by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neville Crowe
(Richmond),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 53 | Caulfield, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hogan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 51 | Lawson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Thompson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williamson, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Bendelle, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Gray, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | |||