1970 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1970 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1970 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, T. Jewell, E. Moore, J. Northey, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang, R. Thomas

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, D. Herrod, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, P. Shanahan, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Richmond (14.12.96) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.20.116).

Goalkickers
Richmond: E. Moore (6), J. Northey (3), M. Bowden (2), B. Brown (2), K. Bartlett
Fitzroy: D. Wall (4), J. Murphy (2), D. Peoples (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), A. Thompson (2), N. Brown, R. Crow, G. Lazarus, J. Newnham

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Sunday 5 April 1970
Time: 1:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 38,617

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 14.12.96 - 16.20.116

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 4 6 . 7 9 . 10 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Fitzroy 3 . 3 5 . 8 11 . 14 16 . 20 16 . 20 (116)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 5 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 1 23 20 3 5 0 5 8
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 1 24 23 1 7 0 4 1
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 2 0
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 27 23 4 9 0 5 3
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 2 0 15 6 9 3 1 1 2
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 2 0 10 5 5 1 0 1 2
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 1 0 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 2 18 16 2 7 0 3 0
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 3 1
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 12 22 0 2
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 3 15 11 4 7 0 2 2
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 6 2 11 10 1 5 0 1 0
9 Northey, John ? ? 3 1 21 16 5 6 0 2 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 0 2 2
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 2 1
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 1 1 0
34 Thomas, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 12 281 230 51 85 29 35 30

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 8 1 2 7
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 3 17 2 0
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 2 20 0 1
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 1 0 1 3
35 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 2 21 18 3 7 0 2 1
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 2 28 22 6 5 0 1 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 3 26 23 3 6 0 2 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 5 1 2 3
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 3 19 15 4 1 0 2 3
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 2 1 23 17 6 5 0 3 4
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 1
28 Shanahan, Paul ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 2 0 2 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 1 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 2 1 16 10 6 2 0 1 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 4 5 21 21 0 10 0 4 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 3 1
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 7 1 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 20 323 251 72 73 40 30 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