1972 VFL Qualifying Final: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1972 between Richmond and Collingwood in the qualifying final of the 1972 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Barry Price as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, C. McKellar, R. McLean, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, C. Britt, J. Clifton, R. Dean, R. Dunne, P. Eakins, D. Gott, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, P. Pettigrew, T. Potter, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth
Richmond (25.14.164) defeated Collingwood (18.12.120).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (6), N. Balme (4), B. Richardson (4), P. Sproule (4), R. McLean (3), D. Cumming (2), K. Bartlett, G. Hollick
Collingwood: A. Atkinson (4), W. Richardson (4), L. Thompson (4), B. Heard (2), G. Jenkin (2), R. Dean, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Richmond faced Carlton in the second semi final and Collingwood faced St Kilda in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1972
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
91,900
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
25.14.164 - 18.12.120
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 11 | 25 | . | 14 | 25 | . | 14 | (164) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Margin | RICH by 7 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 49 | RICH by 44 | RICH by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Barry Price
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 8 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Boyanich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Hollick, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hywood, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 14 | 260 | 224 | 36 | 63 | 0+ | 39 | 42 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Eakins, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Pettigrew, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Price, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | ? | 4 | 6 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | 250 | 213 | 37 | 70 | 0+ | 42 | 39 | |||