1972 VFL Round 21: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1972 between Footscray and Richmond during round 21 of the 1972 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Austin, L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, G. Casey, D. Collins, S. Magee, R. McGhie, G. Merrington, M. O'Halloran, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh, T. Zeltner
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, M. Keane, E. Leech, C. McKellar, R. McLean, M. McMillan, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Footscray (17.21.123) were defeated by Richmond (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Sandilands (5), G. Bisset (2), C. Pagnoccolo (2), D. Thorpe (2), D. Collins, G. Dempsey, R. McGhie, M. O'Halloran, B. Quinlan, A. Stoneham
Richmond: K. Bartlett (7), D. Cumming (3), N. Balme (2), R. McLean (2), B. Richardson (2), P. Sproule, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,117
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 21 | 17 | . | 21 | (123) |
| Richmond | 10 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | RICH by 43 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Footscray),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | O'Halloran, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Pagnoccolo, Charles | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Zeltner, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 21 | 309 | 263 | 46 | 70 | 30 | 48 | 28 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Boyanich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Hywood, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 253 | 211 | 42 | 46 | 39 | 28 | 48 | |||