1972 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1972 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 16 of the 1972 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with, in the absence of Kevin Bartlett, deputy vice-captain Francis Bourke as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, J. Clennett, M. Collins, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, G. Harrold, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, J. Letcher, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, L. Queay, H. Ritterman, J. Townsend, G. Wells
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, M. Keane, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Melbourne (11.18.84) were defeated by Richmond (19.9.123).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Parke (5), P. Callery (2), L. Queay (2), G. Osborne, G. Wells
Richmond: R. Dean (4), R. Hart (4), B. Richardson (4), D. Cumming (2), G. Allford, N. Balme, G. Bond, K. Morris, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,416
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 9 | (123) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Francis Bourke
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Gallus, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 46 | Harrold, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Letcher, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Queay, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 45 | Ritterman, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 18 | 266 | 240 | 26 | 77 | 26 | 41 | 38 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Allford, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Boyanich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Hywood, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 9 | 259 | 223 | 36 | 75 | 19 | 38 | 41 | |||