1965 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1965 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1965 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG. Neville Crowe captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Brown, D. Davenport, R. Dean, M. Deery, F. Dimattina, G. Gahan, P. Guinane, M. Hammond, P. Hogan, M. Patterson, A. Richardson, B. Richardson, J. Robertson, J. Sheahan, K. Smith, G. Strang, F. Swift, R. Warner

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, H. Bromell, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Lord, P. McLean, R. Miller, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise

Richmond (6.5.41) were defeated by Melbourne (7.5.47).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Barrot (3), F. Dimattina, J. Sheahan, R. Warner
Melbourne: B. Bourke (2), B. Vagg (2), G. Jacobs, J. Lord, J. Townsend

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Monday 19 April 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 36,283

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.5.41 - 7.5.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 2 3 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Melbourne 1 . 0 6 . 2 6 . 3 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
Margin RICH by 14 MELB by 16 RICH by 1 MELB by 6 MELB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Richmond), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Neville Crowe (Richmond), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 3 0 18 18 0 4 2 1
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 1 1
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 1 1
19 Davenport, Don ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 2
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 0 27 23 4 4 4 0
34 Deery, Maurie ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 1 0
32 Dimattina, Frank ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 4 1 3
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 4 1
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 Hammond, Mike ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 1
23 Hogan, Peter ? ? 0 1 20 19 1 1 2 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 0 21 8 13 2 1 3
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 2 0 0
2 Robertson, John ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0
4 Sheahan, John ? ? 1 1 8 8 0 3 0 0
26 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 2 2
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 1 3
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 6 2 0
14 Warner, Ross ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 5 212 174 38 43 23 18

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 1 8 8 0 1 0 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 2 0 6 6 0 1 2 1
12 Bromell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 1 0
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 3 0
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 1 2
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 1 1 6 5 1 3 1 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 1 11 11 0 2 2 1
4 Lord, John ? ? 1 1 12 6 6 3 3 3
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 2 4 2
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 1 1
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 1 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 0 12 12 0 2 0 2
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 4 3 1
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 1 0
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 0 1
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 5 192 172 20 39 24 16

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