1970 VFL Round 9: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1970 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1970 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), R. Ball, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, R. Boyanich, B. Brown, D. Clay, P. Cloke, M. Green, R. Hart, T. Jewell, G. Oppy, D. Peardon, B. Richardson, G. Robbins, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

North Melbourne
A. Bloomfield, G. Bryant, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, D. Dench, F. Dimattina, M. Dowdle, J. Duthie, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, K. Haywood, M. Howell, B. McCarthy, B. Neal, D. Pagan, D. Pretty, J. Scholes, P. Steward, R. Taylor

Richmond (10.17.77) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.7.97).

Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bond (2), P. Cloke (2), K. Bartlett, B. Brown, D. Clay, R. Hart, G. Robbins, J. Ronaldson
North Melbourne: A. Bloomfield (4), B. Cable (3), B. Neal (3), G. Farrant (2), M. Dowdle, J. Scholes, R. Taylor

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 May 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,284

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by North Melbourne
Score: 10.17.77 - 15.7.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 13 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
North Melbourne 4 . 2 7 . 6 10 . 6 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
Margin RICH by 12 RICH by 11 NMLB by 5 NMLB by 20 NMLB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
36 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 4 25 25 0 5 0 2 0
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 2 5 19 17 2 8 0 2 4
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 4 0 1 1
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 31 18 13 9 0 0 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 10 1 2
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 1 1 16 14 2 3 0 2 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 0 15 15 0 3 0 2 2
41 Cloke, Peter ? ? 2 1 15 9 6 3 0 1 1
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 1 2 4 5
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 7 16 0 2
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 1 1 28 24 4 10 0 3 4
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 26 21 5 8 0 0 3
14 Oppy, Grant ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
6 Peardon, Derek ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 5 0
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 10 0 5 3
32 Robbins, Graham ? ? 1 2 10 8 2 1 0 3 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 1 1 12 4 8 3 5 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 4 0
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 10 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 17 343 273 70 97 33 38 32

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
32 Bloomfield, Alan ? ? 4 2 20 18 2 9 0 1 4
22 Bryant, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 2 0 3 1
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 3 0 30 15 15 7 0 2 2
14 Chisnall, Peter ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 5 0 0 5
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 1 0
31 Dimattina, Frank ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 1 0 23 21 2 8 2 2 1
40 Duthie, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 12 3 1 6
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 2 0 17 10 7 1 1 1 0
10 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 6 20 1 1
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 7 2 1 4
13 Howell, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 4 4 1
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 1 3
36 Neal, Brian ? ? 3 2 15 10 5 1 0 2 2
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 3 2
30 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 5 1
5 Scholes, John ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 2
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 4 0 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 7 353 273 80 89 32 32 38

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