1964 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1964 between Richmond and Essendon during round 2 of the 1964 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Neville Crowe captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Harris and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), G. Arnold, B. Barrot, B. Brown, N. Busse, R. Dean, T. Gowers, D. Grimmond, P. Guinane, I. Hayden, R. Hickman, T. Jewell, O. Madigan, B. McMillan, M. Patterson, J. Perry, R. Selleck, K. Smith, F. Swift, R. Warner
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Richmond (11.9.75) were defeated by Essendon (15.21.111).
Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Busse (2), R. Dean (2), P. Guinane (2), K. Smith (2), G. Arnold, B. Brown, R. Warner
Essendon: C. Payne (5), J. Birt (4), B. Sampson (3), H. Mitchell, J. Somerville, K. Timms
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 April 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
27,300
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 21 | 15 | . | 21 | (111) |
| Margin | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Harris
(Richmond),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neville Crowe
(Richmond),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Grant
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Arnold, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Busse, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gowers, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grimmond, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Hayden, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hickman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jewell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McMillan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Selleck, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warner, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Forsyth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 21 | |||