1969 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1969 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1969 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. Tassie Johnson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, E. Moore, J. Northey, I. Owen, M. Perry, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, A. Smith, G. Strang

Melbourne
T. Johnson (capt.), S. Alves, D. Clark, K. Clarke, R. Colcott, F. Davis, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, D. Jennings, B. Jones, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, M. Mitchell, G. Parke, P. Rowlands, D. Schwarz, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker

Richmond (19.11.125) defeated Melbourne (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Dean (4), B. Brown (3), M. Perry (3), F. Bourke (2), R. Hunt (2), K. Bartlett, M. Green, R. Hart, E. Moore, J. Northey
Melbourne: R. Dillon (6), G. Parke (2), S. Alves, D. Clark, R. Colcott, M. Walker

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

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 August 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 23,519

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 19.11.125 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 7 . 1 9 . 1 15 . 7 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Melbourne 1 . 3 8 . 7 10 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin RICH by 34 level RICH by 27 RICH by 40 RICH by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), Tassie Johnson (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 2 32 30 2 3 0 4 0
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 0 3
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 2 1 17 12 5 0 1 0 3
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 1 2 5
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 3 1 17 15 2 3 0 3 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 5 0 3 3
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 4 0 21 17 4 6 0 3 5
37 Green, Mike ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 12 26 3 3
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 1 2 24 21 3 9 0 1 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 7 3 1 4
1 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 2
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 1 0 25 18 7 1 0 2 2
9 Northey, John ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 2 0 2 5
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 0 2
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 3 1 8 5 3 2 9 1 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 8 0 1 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 26 23 3 9 0 6 1
39 Smith, Anthony ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 11 303 250 53 81 40 33 45

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 2 11 10 1 1 0 4 1
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 3 0 5 2
17 Clarke, Kelvin ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 2 0 0 4
39 Colcott, Russell ? ? 1 3 12 11 1 5 0 4 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 0 6 2
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 6 3 13 11 2 9 0 0 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 6 2 2 4
21 Hone, David ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 3
45 Jennings, Danny ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
8 Johnson, Tassie (c) ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 1 2 1
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 2 0
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 1 0
50 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 2
44 Mitchell, Mark ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 3 0 1 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 1 19 12 7 10 1 2 3
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 0 1 1
37 Schwarz, Darryl ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 11 5 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 0 0 4 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 2 20 17 3 1 0 2 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 7 14 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 13 269 225 44 75 30 45 33

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