1967 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1967 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1967 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Fred Swift captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Richmond
F. Swift (capt.), K. Bartlett, G. Burgin, D. Clay, N. Crowe, D. Davenport, R. Dean, F. Dimattina, M. Erwin, M. Green, P. Guinane, R. Hart, T. Jewell, E. Moore, J. Northey, J. Perry, A. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, K. Shinners

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, J. Benison, J. Booth, N. Brown, H. Corbett, G. Ebbels, R. Enbom, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, D. Peoples, C. Rheinberger, A. Ruscuklic, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Richmond (11.12.78) defeated Fitzroy (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (3), D. Davenport (3), R. Hart (3), P. Guinane (2)
Fitzroy: N. Brown (2), M. Andrews, G. Lazarus, A. Ruscuklic, D. Wall, N. Zunneberg

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 April 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 20,938

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 11.12.78 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 5 . 5 9 . 10 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 9 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin level RICH by 7 RICH by 25 RICH by 25 RICH by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Fred Swift (Richmond), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 1 25 24 1 1 0 5 3
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 2 0 2 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 0 5
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 4 27 3 2
19 Davenport, Don ? ? 3 0 16 13 3 1 0 1 2
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 2 2
32 Dimattina, Frank ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
21 Erwin, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 0 3 1
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 7 0 0
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 2 2 8 7 1 6 0 0 2
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 3 1 9 8 1 3 0 3 0
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 4
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Northey, John ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 4 0 0 2
33 Perry, John ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 5 0 3 4
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 6 3 1 3
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 1 12 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 1 3 2
18 Shinners, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 7 0 3 2
15 Swift, Fred (c) ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 6 0 4 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 12 269 227 42 63 50 35 39

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 1 3 11 9 2 3 0 3 3
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 1 2
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 2 6
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 2 13 6 3
43 Corbett, Harry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 Ebbels, Gary ? ? 0 3 15 11 4 1 0 1 1
28 Enbom, Ross ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 6 1 4
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 2 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 2 1 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 29 27 2 1 0 6 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 1 5 3 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 0 0 4 4
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 0 2
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 0 0 3 8
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 0
24 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 5 2 0 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 1 0 2 1
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 4 0 1 0
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 1 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 11 256 207 49 34 30 39 35

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