1972 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1972 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 8 of the 1972 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at VFL Park. Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain. David Parkin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Dean, L. Fowler, G. Hollick, E. Leech, C. McKellar, R. McLean, M. McMillan, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, B. Wood

Hawthorn
Back: D. Parkin (capt.), K. Moore, L. Hawken
Half-back: M. Porter, N. Bussell, R. Johnson
Centre: L. Rice, G. Angus, D. Meagher
Half-forward: J. Hendrie, A. Martello, M. Tuck
Forward: B. Stevenson, P. Knights, L. Matthews
Follower: D. Scott, K. Heath, P. Crimmins
Sub.: G. Chiron, R. Wilson

Richmond (11.25.91) defeated Hawthorn (13.6.84).

Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Balme (3), K. Bartlett (2), M. McMillan (2), G. Bond, R. McLean, B. Roberts, P. Sproule
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (3), M. Tuck (3), D. Meagher (2), P. Crimmins, J. Hendrie, P. Knights, A. Martello, M. Porter

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 20 May 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 25,661

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.25.91 - 13.6.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 7 4 . 12 10 . 18 11 . 25 11 . 25 (91)
Hawthorn 5 . 0 9 . 2 9 . 3 13 . 6 13 . 6 (84)
Margin HWTH by 5 HWTH by 20 RICH by 21 RICH by 7 RICH by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Royce Hart (Richmond), David Parkin (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith, E: M. Hindson
Boundary Umpire: B. Sutton
Umpire Replacement: M. Hindson replaced B. Sutton

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 3 2 14 11 3 5 8 2 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 2 2 20 20 0 3 0 4 4
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 2 11 10 1 1 0 3 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 2 1
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 8 17 14 3 1 0 4 5
11 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 0 1 25 20 5 7 0 2 2
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 3 0 4 0
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 1
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 17 7 1
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 1 3 13 11 2 3 0 2 0
14 McMillan, Marty ? ? 2 2 12 9 3 0 0 0 1
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 7 1
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 6 0 3 1
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 2 2 1 4
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 4 0
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 3 0 1 2
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 12 1 4 3
37 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 0 6 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 25 274 230 44 65 28 59 31

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Angus, Geoff C ? 0 0 25 20 5 4 0 3 8
16 Bussell, Norm CHB ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 1 2 1
36 Chiron, Gene SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Crimmins, Peter RO ? 1 1 20 16 4 2 0 2 4
18 Hawken, Les BPR ? 0 0 14 14 0 4 5 2 3
8 Heath, Kevin RR↓ ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 2
25 Hendrie, John HFFL ? 1 0 12 7 5 5 0 1 5
19 Johnson, Ross HBFR ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 1 3
24 Knights, Peter FF ? 1 0 8 8 0 2 0 2 2
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 1 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 4
3 Matthews, Leigh FPR ? 3 0 22 18 4 4 1 2 6
30 Meagher, Des WR ? 2 1 19 19 0 2 0 2 1
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 0 4 2
27 Parkin, David (c) BPL ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 1
9 Porter, Michael HBFL ? 1 1 13 13 0 7 0 2 3
13 Rice, Leon WL ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 0 2
23 Scott, Don RU ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 20 4 6
34 Stevenson, Bruce FPL ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 1 4
17 Tuck, Michael HFFR ? 3 2 10 8 2 1 0 1 0
10 Wilson, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 6 242 209 33 47 27 32 59

R. Wilson replaced K. Heath during the third quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Tom Hafey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin (c) 15 K. Moore 18 L. Hawken













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 M. Porter 16 N. Bussell 19 R. Johnson













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



13 L. Rice 33 G. Angus 30 D. Meagher









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott 36 G. Chiron
HALF-FORWARD 8 K. Heath 10 R. Wilson
25 J. Hendrie 14 A. Martello 17 M. Tuck 5 P. Crimmins











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



34 B. Stevenson 24 P. Knights 3 L. Matthews













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy