1971 VFL Round 22: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1971 between Richmond and Geelong during round 22 of the 1971 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), G. Allford, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, B. Gehling, R. Hart, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, E. Leech, C. McKellar, E. Moore, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart, B. Tschirpig

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, J. Kline, G. Linke, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, M. Woolnough, W. Yates

Richmond (16.14.110) defeated Geelong (14.18.102).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (4), K. Bartlett (2), R. Boyanich (2), B. Richardson (2), D. Cumming, R. Dean, C. McKellar, B. Roberts, I. Stewart, B. Tschirpig
Geelong: D. Wade (4), D. Clarke (2), W. Closter (2), K. Newland (2), B. Ryan (2), I. Nankervis, P. Stephens

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 36,423

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 16.14.110 - 14.18.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 4 10 . 7 10 . 13 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Geelong 1 . 3 6 . 5 9 . 13 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Margin RICH by 25 RICH by 26 RICH by 6 RICH by 8 RICH by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Bill McMaster (Geelong)
Captains: Roger Dean (Richmond), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 1 3 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 1 22 17 5 1 0 3 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 6 0 4 4
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 6 5 0 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 1 25 23 2 4 0 4 3
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 1 0 2 1
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 1 0 16 15 1 2 0 3 0
55 Gehling, Bill ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 4 2 23 19 4 7 0 3 3
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 2 24 22 2 3 0 3 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 0 1 2
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 0
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 4 6 3 2
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 1 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 2 3 11 11 0 6 0 3 4
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 5 3 1 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 2 2
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 1 1 27 19 8 6 0 1 2
35 Tschirpig, Bruce ? ? 1 1 14 9 5 4 0 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 14 289 231 58 71 15 38 39

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 2 2
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 1 5 1 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 0 21 21 0 6 0 4 4
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 2 1 27 26 1 6 0 2 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 2 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 2 22 19 3 3 0 1 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 6 12 2 2
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 2 16 12 4 4 0 2 1
36 Kline, Jeff ? ? 0 0 28 21 7 3 0 2 3
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 4 1 2 5
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 3 16 12 4 6 4 4 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 1 23 18 5 10 1 2 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 0 6 4
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 1 2 15 12 3 7 2 0 3
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 8 0 3 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 4 3 6 6 0 5 0 2 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 4 0 1 1
39 Yates, Warwick ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 18 301 247 54 88 25 39 37

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