1972 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1972 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 1 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.), G. Allford, B. Beckwith, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, P. Cloke, D. Cumming, R. Dean, G. Hollick, E. Leech, C. McKellar, R. McLean, E. Moore, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, J. Clifton, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, J. Greening, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, T. Potter, M. Richardson, L. Thompson, G. Tredrea, J. Walker, T. Waters, R. Wearmouth

Richmond (16.9.105) defeated Collingwood (14.17.101).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. McLean (4), B. Richardson (3), D. Clay (2), B. Beckwith, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, R. Dean, R. Hart, C. McKellar, B. Roberts
Collingwood: P. McKenna (6), R. Dunne (2), A. Atkinson, M. Delahunty, G. Jenkin, W. Richardson, G. Tredrea, R. Wearmouth

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Monday 3 April 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 72,659

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Collingwood
Score: 16.9.105 - 14.17.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 5 10 . 7 12 . 8 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Collingwood 4 . 3 6 . 7 6 . 16 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Margin RICH by 2 RICH by 24 RICH by 28 RICH by 4 RICH by 4
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: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 ? 4 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 0 1 19 18 1 3 ? 5 2
20 Beckwith, Bill ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 0 ? 0 0
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 2 ? 1 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 3 ? 4 3
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 4 ? 2 6
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 2 0 15 15 0 5 ? 3 3
41 Cloke, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 ? 2 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 0 0
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 1 19 18 1 2 ? 7 5
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 4 ? 5 5
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 0 ? 1 0
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 ? 1 3
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 2 12 7 5 7 ? 0 2
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 4 1 5 5 0 3 ? 2 1
22 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 ? 3 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 3 0 10 9 1 5 ? 1 1
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 7 3 4 5 ? 0 5
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 ? 1 0
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 17 12 5 3 ? 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 9 238 195 43 63 0+ 45 46

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 ? 2 1
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 2 ? 1 3
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 ? 0 1
7 Delahunty, Mike ? ? 1 3 18 17 1 5 ? 1 1
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 2 3 12 11 1 2 ? 4 5
22 Greening, John ? ? 0 0 29 25 4 3 ? 8 3
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 4 ? 1 2
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 9 ? 4 4
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 6 4 12 11 1 8 ? 2 2
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 1 ? 1 3
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 ? 1 0
4 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 ? 2 3
2 Price, Barry (vc) ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 5 ? 2 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 3 ? 4 2
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 3 24 24 0 5 ? 2 4
3 Thompson, Len ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 ? 5 2
24 Tredrea, Gary ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 2 ? 1 2
32 Walker, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 ? 2 3
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 3 ? 1 0
35 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 3 ? 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 17 265 237 28 70 0+ 46 45

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