1971 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1971 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 21 of the 1971 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, B. Brown, P. Callery, R. Carr, M. Collins, R. Dillon, J. Gallus, P. Keenan, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells, P. Williamson

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), G. Allford, K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, B. Brown, D. Clay, D. Cumming, M. Green, R. Hart, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart

Melbourne (15.12.102) were defeated by Richmond (19.9.123).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Carr (5), P. Keenan (4), P. Callery (2), M. Collins, J. Gallus, P. Sinclair, G. Wells
Richmond: B. Richardson (6), K. Bartlett (2), G. Bond (2), R. Boyanich (2), R. Hart (2), C. McKellar (2), I. Stewart (2), D. Cumming

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 21 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 37,732

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 15.12.102 - 19.9.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7 . 4 12 . 8 13 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Richmond 4 . 1 9 . 4 14 . 9 19 . 9 19 . 9 (123)
Margin MELB by 21 MELB by 22 RICH by 6 RICH by 21 RICH by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Ridley (Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 5 0 4 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 3 2
37 Brown, Bruce ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 1 21 20 1 2 0 3 3
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 5 3 10 9 1 5 0 0 0
28 Collins, Mike ? ? 1 2 16 15 1 5 0 3 1
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 1 0 0 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 2 1
5 Gallus, John ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 3 1 1
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 4 1 9 9 0 7 16 2 3
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 1 5
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 4
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 8 0 2 1
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 4 0 1 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 8 0 1 2
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 0 2 10 10 0 2 0 1 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 0 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 3 6 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 1 1 20 19 1 6 0 3 4
54 Williamson, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 12 264 239 25 78 22 34 37

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 2 1
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 1 24 23 1 2 0 5 3
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 1 3 0
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 2 1 19 12 7 3 0 0 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 6 0 2 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 2 1 18 10 8 6 1 1 2
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 1 23 20 3 8 0 2 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 0 15 6 9 2 0 1 1
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 4 0 2 5
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 7 0 1 1
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 2 0 22 19 3 7 0 4 2
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 5 0 1 2
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 2 1 11 6 5 4 15 2 0
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 2 3
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 6 2 14 14 0 7 0 2 3
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 13 1 4
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 3 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 2 1 25 21 4 4 0 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 9 296 239 57 78 30 37 34

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