1968 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1968 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 9 of the 1968 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, F. Davis, B. Dixon, R. Dowsing, D. Feldmann, C. Fowler, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, G. Osborne, K. Osborne, B. Roet, D. Schwarz, J. Townsend, B. Vagg

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), K. Bartlett, D. Beale, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, M. Green, P. Guinane, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, T. Murphy, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang, W. Walsh

Melbourne (9.9.63) were defeated by Richmond (17.17.119).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Mann (2), S. Alves, C. Fowler, G. Hardeman, G. Osborne, K. Osborne, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Richmond: J. Northey (8), R. Hart (4), G. Bond (2), P. Guinane, M. Patterson, K. Sheedy

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 15 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,609

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 9.9.63 - 17.17.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 4 6 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Richmond 4 . 6 10 . 12 12 . 13 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Margin RICH by 22 RICH by 44 RICH by 41 RICH by 56 RICH by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 2 22 14 8 8 0 0 2
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 1 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 1 0 1 2
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 2 0
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 7 0 3 2
2 Dowsing, Rob ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 4 9 3 2
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 6 0 1 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 5 2 3 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 1 2
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 5 6 1 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 6 0 3 1
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 2 0 23 20 3 10 0 0 3
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 1 9 9 0 3 0 0 1
36 Osborne, Ken ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 4 0 1 0
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 0 1
37 Schwarz, Darryl ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 7 2 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 1 23 19 4 8 0 2 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 5 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 9 304 260 44 91 24 26 22

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 2 25 23 2 4 0 1 1
45 Beale, Darryl ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 7 0 0 0
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 2 5 18 18 0 5 0 1 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 1 5
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 1 21 10 11 3 1 2 3
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 4 0 1 5
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 1 1
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 3 0 0
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 1 3 8 6 2 2 25 1 4
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 4 1 20 17 3 6 0 3 0
43 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 12 0 0 1
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 8 0 0 0
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 0
9 Northey, John ? ? 8 3 26 22 4 5 0 4 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 0 25 2 3
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 5 0 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 5 1 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 1 0 1 0
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 2 0 3 2
41 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 17 317 255 62 77 60 23 26

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