1971 VFL Round 17: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1971 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1971 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park. Royce Hart captained the hosts. Barry Goodingham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, D. Clay, D. Davenport, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, C. McKellar, I. Miles, E. Moore, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart

North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), P. Baker, D. Dench, V. Doolan, D. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, R. Henshaw, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, R. Taylor

Richmond (25.19.169) defeated North Melbourne (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (6), B. Richardson (5), B. Brown (4), I. Stewart (3), D. Davenport (2), K. Bartlett, D. Clay, C. McKellar, E. Moore, B. Roberts
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (5), M. Redenbach (3), R. Peterson (2), R. Henshaw, J. Perry

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 July 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 11,406

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. North Melbourne
Score: 25.19.169 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 3 11 . 7 18 . 11 25 . 19 25 . 19 (169)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 3 7 . 6 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 40 RICH by 71 RICH by 90 RICH by 90
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Brian Dixon (North Melbourne)
Captains: Royce Hart (Richmond), Barry Goodingham (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 7 0 0 0
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 3 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 4 30 26 4 4 0 0 0
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 25 19 6 3 0 3 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 3 0 1 1
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 4 0 17 13 4 4 0 0 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 0 23 20 3 3 0 2 2
23 Davenport, Don ? ? 2 4 25 19 6 6 0 1 3
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 6 1 25 18 7 10 0 4 5
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 2 17 16 1 5 0 1 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 7 0 1 1
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 3 10 6 5
48 Miles, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 1 2 16 11 5 4 0 0 1
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 6 0 4 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 5 1 15 11 4 6 0 2 3
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 14 6 8 5 12 1 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 0 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 3 1 27 22 5 8 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 25 19 338 271 67 93 22 30 34

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 9 0 0 1
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 3
52 Doolan, Vin ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 1 3 2
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 1
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 2 0 2 4
10 Goodingham, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 6 16 3 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 0 2 2
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 5 4 3
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 2
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 0 0
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 5 0 17 12 5 8 1 2 2
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 2 1
32 Mulvihill, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 7 0 2 1
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 8 0 4 0
21 Perry, John ? ? 1 1 24 19 5 4 0 3 0
8 Peterson, Robert ? ? 2 2 21 15 6 3 0 1 1
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 Redenbach, Michael ? ? 3 1 19 15 4 5 0 1 4
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 1 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 7 302 226 76 81 23 34 30

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