1964 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1964 between Footscray and Richmond during round 1 of the 1964 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Neville Crowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Dick Harris.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, R. Coutts, D. Darcy, K. Duff, J. Greenwood, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, F. Johnson, D. McKenzie, K. Payne, J. Schultz, B. Smith, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Brown, N. Busse, B. Cameron, R. Dean, T. Garland, T. Gowers, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, P. Hogan, O. Madigan, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, J. Perry, K. Smith, F. Swift, R. Warner
Footscray (8.16.64) defeated Richmond (5.4.34).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), G. Bisset (2), G. Chalmers, R. Coutts, B. Smith
Richmond: B. Barrot, B. Brown, N. Crowe, P. Guinane, P. Hogan
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,965
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | (34) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Dick Harris
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Neville Crowe
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Gaudion
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Bradley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coutts, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Garland, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gowers, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hogan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warner, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 4 | |||