1972 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1972 between Richmond and Geelong during round 13 of the 1972 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG. In the absence of Royce Hart, vice-captain Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts with Francis Bourke as vice-captain. Doug Wade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), G. Allford, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, L. Fowler, R. Hunt, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Nalder, I. Owen, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, B. Wood

Geelong
D. Wade (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, D. Barkley, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Evans, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, K. Higgins, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, B. Ryan, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, H. Strahan, R. Whatman, J. Wright

Richmond (14.8.92) were defeated by Geelong (25.18.168).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Sproule (6), B. Richardson (2), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, R. Dean, B. Nalder, B. Roberts
Geelong: D. Wade (11), D. Clarke (5), G. Andrews (3), D. Barkley, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, P. Stephens, R. Whatman

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 July 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,595

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Geelong
Score: 14.8.92 - 25.18.168

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 3 7 . 6 9 . 7 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Geelong 2 . 6 8 . 11 15 . 17 25 . 18 25 . 18 (168)
Margin RICH by 21 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 46 GEEL by 76 GEEL by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Bill McMaster (Geelong)
Captains: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), Doug Wade (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Francis Bourke (Richmond), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Thomson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin (ac) ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 2 0 1 0
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 1 3
30 Bourke, Francis (avc) ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 3 0 7 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 4 2 5 4
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 4 0
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 1 2 22 16 6 7 0 4 3
11 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 2 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 2 1
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 8 2 2
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 7 2
46 Nalder, Bill ? ? 1 1 5 3 2 2 5 2 4
12 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 3
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 2 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 4
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 5 3 1 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 1 19 18 1 5 1 4 0
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 6 1 18 16 2 1 0 3 0
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 4 0 5 2
37 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 8 245 210 35 55 19 54 38

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 1 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 3 0 23 22 1 11 2 3 4
5 Barkley, David ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 3 1 2 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 5 1 31 29 2 11 0 5 3
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 2 29 28 1 10 0 0 2
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 2 0 2 3
24 Gilmore, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 0 3 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 10 6 1 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 7 0 4 3
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 2 26 20 6 6 0 3 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 11 0 0 4
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 2 16 12 4 7 11 3 4
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 2 2
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 2 0 0 4
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 0
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 1 3 10 9 1 3 1 4 7
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1
23 Wade, Doug (c) ? ? 11 2 15 14 1 9 0 1 7
19 Whatman, Robert ? ? 1 2 24 16 8 4 0 2 1
12 Wright, Jim ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 25 18 339 282 57 114 21 38 56

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