1966 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1966 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 14 of the 1966 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Neville Crowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, A. Bowden, E. Burston, S. Catlin, F. Davis, K. Emselle, R. Foster, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, B. Massey, J. Murnane, G. Osborne, K. Rowe, P. Smith, N. Stone, B. Vagg, D. Williams

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, B. Brown, G. Burgin, B. Cameron, D. Clay, D. Davenport, R. Dean, M. Erwin, G. Gahan, P. Guinane, P. Hogan, O. Madigan, J. Northey, R. Orchard, M. Perry, J. Ronaldson, K. Smith, G. Strang

Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Richmond (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Emselle (2), H. Mann (2), G. Osborne (2), E. Burston, T. Leahy, N. Stone, B. Vagg
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), M. Erwin (2), P. Hogan (2), B. Cameron, D. Clay, R. Dean, P. Guinane, J. Northey, J. Ronaldson

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 30 July 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,460

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 10.12.72 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Richmond 2 . 4 5 . 6 9 . 12 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin MELB by 5 RICH by 6 RICH by 22 RICH by 25 RICH by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 0 2 4
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 3 22 18 4 5 0 0 2
46 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 1 0 3
21 Burston, Ed ? ? 1 1 4 4 0 3 5 0 2
3 Catlin, Sid ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 2 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 0 22 15 7 2 0 3 2
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 2 5 6 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 25 2 0
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 0 0 2 1
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 1 1 24 22 2 5 1 4 3
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 2 1 25 20 5 8 2 2 4
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 1
27 Murnane, John ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 3 1 2 1
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 5 0 3 1
30 Rowe, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 0 1
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 1 0 4 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 2 0 3 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 12 266 223 43 56 40 36 30

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 1 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 4 0 14 14 0 1 0 2 1
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 1 0 2 6
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 7 0 1 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 1 0 1 1
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 4 36 2 2
19 Davenport, Don ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 1 3 1
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 0 0 2 2
21 Erwin, Mick ? ? 2 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 1
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 4 0 1 3
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 1 4 9 8 1 5 3 0 1
23 Hogan, Peter ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 2 0 1 2
11 Madigan, Owen ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 3 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 1 2 19 16 3 3 0 4 0
46 Orchard, Ray ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 1 2
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 5 17 1 1
26 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 4
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 1 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 13 264 216 48 55 57 30 36

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