1963 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1963 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1963 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Neville Crowe captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Rowe and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), G. Arnold, B. Brown, B. Brownhill, B. Cameron, R. Dean, G. Gahan, T. Garland, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, R. Hickman, G. Jacobs, O. Madigan, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, J. Richmond, J. Robertson, T. Simpson, F. Swift, R. Warner
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Bourke, B. Carroll, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Nilsson, K. Rattray, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Richmond (7.8.50) were defeated by Melbourne (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Guinane (4), R. Dean, B. McMillan, F. Swift
Melbourne: K. Emselle (3), B. Bourke (2), T. Johnson (2), J. Townsend (2), R. Barassi, B. Carroll, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, H. Mann
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,780
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 53 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Rowe
(Richmond),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Neville Crowe
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Gaudion
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Arnold, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 52 | Brownhill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gahan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Garland, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jacobs, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richmond, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warner, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rattray, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Robbie, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||