1967 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1967 between Richmond and Geelong during round 7 of the 1967 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG. Fred Swift captained the hosts. Graham Farmer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Richmond
F. Swift (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, B. Brown, D. Clay, N. Crowe, R. Dean, M. Erwin, M. Green, R. Hart, T. Jewell, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, A. Richardson, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, K. Shinners, R. Warner

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Ainsworth, A. Barr, W. Closter, J. Davies, C. Eales, T. Farman, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West

Richmond (18.11.119) defeated Geelong (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (4), M. Patterson (4), N. Crowe (2), J. Northey (2), B. Richardson (2), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, A. Richardson, K. Sheedy
Geelong: D. Wade (6), C. Mitchell (3), C. Eales, K. Newland, B. Ryan

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 May 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 50,348

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 18.11.119 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 3 8 . 5 16 . 8 18 . 11 18 . 11 (119)
Geelong 4 . 4 8 . 5 9 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin GEEL by 1 level RICH by 43 RICH by 38 RICH by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Fred Swift (Richmond), Graham Farmer (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 2 0 3 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 0 22 22 0 2 0 3 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 3 0 2 0
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 7 0 0 2
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 2 0 7 7 0 4 17 2 1
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 3 1
21 Erwin, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 3 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 4 5 16 15 1 8 0 3 1
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 1
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 1 0 2 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 4 1 10 9 1 4 18 1 4
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 8 1 3 1
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 1 1 19 13 6 2 3 1 4
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 6 0 4 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 0 24 19 5 6 0 5 2
18 Shinners, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 1 1
15 Swift, Fred (c) ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 6 0 2 2
14 Warner, Ross ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 11 286 241 45 74 39 39 30

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 1 21 20 1 4 0 1 1
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 3 3
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 8 0 1 0
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 5 0 1 2
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 1
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 10 19 1 3
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 2 28 24 4 1 0 4 3
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 8 0 1 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 6 0 1 4
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 3 0 15 12 3 9 7 4 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 4 14 13 1 5 0 2 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 19 4 3
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 7 0 1 2
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 4 0 1 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 6 0 8 7 1 3 0 3 3
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 1 3
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 9 298 252 46 91 45 30 39

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