1963 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1963 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 18 of the 1963 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Neville Crowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Murray and the visitors were coached by Des Rowe.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beers, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Clements, R. Crow, S. Duncan, K. Ellis, B. Fitzgerald, R. Fry, G. Goninon, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, A. Lynch, B. Pert, B. Pollock, C. Sleep, R. Slocum, B. Storer

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), G. Arnold, B. Brown, B. Cameron, J. Caulfield, R. Dean, G. Gahan, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, R. Hickman, G. Jacobs, O. Madigan, B. McMillan, J. Northey, M. Patterson, J. Robertson, R. Serich, T. Simpson, F. Swift, R. Warner

Fitzroy (8.8.56) were defeated by Richmond (16.13.109).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beers (2), B. Storer (2), N. Brown, B. Clements, R. Crow, B. Pollock
Richmond: R. Dean (3), G. Arnold (2), P. Guinane (2), J. Northey (2), F. Swift (2), B. Brown, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, R. Serich, R. Warner

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

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 7 September 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,951

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 8.8.56 - 16.13.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 6 7 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Richmond 5 . 1 5 . 4 11 . 10 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Margin RICH by 17 FITZ by 2 RICH by 28 RICH by 53 RICH by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Beers, Brian ? ? 2 ?
35 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
28 Clements, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
41 Ellis, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, Barry ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Goninon, Graham ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Pollock, Brett ? ? 1 ?
17 Sleep, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
53 Storer, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Arnold, Gary ? ? 2 ?
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 1 ?
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 ?
53 Caulfield, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 3 ?
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 Grimmond, Dick ? ? 0 ?
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
34 Hickman, Robert ? ? 0 ?
16 Jacobs, Graham ? ? 0 ?
11 Madigan, Owen ? ? 0 ?
17 McMillan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 ?
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 1 ?
2 Robertson, John ? ? 0 ?
38 Serich, Ron ? ? 1 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 2 ?
14 Warner, Ross ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 13

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