1966 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1966 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1966 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG. Neville Crowe captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, B. Brown, B. Cameron, D. Clay, D. Davenport, R. Dean, W. Dickeson, F. Dimattina, G. Gahan, T. Gowers, P. Guinane, J. Northey, J. Ronaldson, K. Smith, G. Strang, F. Swift, B. Walford, R. Warner

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, M. Bartlett, B. Bourke, A. Bowden, N. Crompton, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, R. Groom, L. Harrison, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, B. Massey, P. Smith, B. Stewart, B. Vagg, F. Vearing, D. Williams

Richmond (18.15.123) defeated Melbourne (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (3), P. Guinane (3), J. Northey (3), F. Swift (3), B. Barrot (2), R. Dean (2), D. Clay, F. Dimattina
Melbourne: M. Bartlett (3), B. Vagg (3), B. Kenneally (2), B. Bourke, R. Dillon, F. Vearing

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 7 May 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 32,608

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 18.15.123 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 2 7 . 8 14 . 10 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 5 7 . 8 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin RICH by 11 RICH by 27 RICH by 44 RICH by 43 RICH by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 2 1 33 32 1 7 0 1 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 2 24 21 3 4 0 0 0
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 4 1 2 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 3 17 16 1 5 0 2 2
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 37 0 3
19 Davenport, Don ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 0 1
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 2 4 30 19 11 5 0 3 2
38 Dickeson, Wilf ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 0 0
32 Dimattina, Frank ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 0
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 2 2
6 Gowers, Trevor ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 1 0 2 0
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 3 0 4 4 0 3 7 0 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 3 2 15 13 2 2 2 1 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
26 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 2 2
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 1 0 2 2
15 Swift, Fred ? ? 3 3 13 12 1 3 0 2 1
13 Walford, Bill ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
14 Warner, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 1 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 15 291 237 54 51 49 23 22

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 3 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 0 2
3 Bartlett, Maurie ? ? 3 5 13 13 0 6 0 2 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 2 8 8 0 2 0 2 1
46 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 0 0
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 1 0 1 2
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 1 24 20 4 7 0 3 3
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 4 0 0 1
44 Harrison, Les ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 16 1 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 31 28 3 3 0 0 3
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 2 1 1 0
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 2 0 2 3
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 2 2 3 1
2 Stewart, Bob ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 3 1 14 14 0 3 0 0 1
26 Vearing, Frank ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 5 1 2 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 14 241 219 22 51 20 22 23

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