1972 VFL Round 22: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1972 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 22 of the 1972 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at VFL Park. John Rantall captained the hosts. Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

South Melbourne
J. Rantall (capt.), P. Bedford, R. Cook, B. Davis, W. Ewin, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, D. McLeish, G. Miller, N. Miller, E. Moore, L. Morton, M. Norris, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, M. Robertson, B. Woodman

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, P. Cloke, D. Cumming, G. Gaunt, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, C. McKellar, R. McLean, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh

South Melbourne (12.10.82) were defeated by Richmond (23.20.158).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: E. Moore (4), S. Gull (2), R. Cook, S. Hoffman, N. Miller, M. Norris, J. Pitura, R. Quade
Richmond: R. Hart (7), N. Balme (4), R. McLean (4), K. Bartlett (2), B. Richardson (2), P. Sproule (2), D. Cumming, G. Hollick

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 September 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 16,667

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 12.10.82 - 23.20.158

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 3 7 . 6 9 . 9 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Richmond 5 . 6 14 . 11 16 . 15 23 . 20 23 . 20 (158)
Margin RICH by 9 RICH by 47 RICH by 48 RICH by 76 RICH by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (South Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Rantall (South Melbourne), Royce Hart (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 6 0 1 1
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 1 1 22 20 2 13 9 3 5
18 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Ewin, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 0 3
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 4 1
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 1
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 2 2 16 15 1 8 0 1 2
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 1
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 3
48 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 4 2
13 Miller, Neville ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 1 2 3 2
22 Moore, Eric ? ? 4 2 10 10 0 5 0 2 2
8 Morton, Lance ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 5 0 2 1
39 Norris, Michael ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 2 0 4 2
21 Pitura, John ? ? 1 1 23 22 1 10 0 2 2
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 2 0
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 1 0 17 17 0 2 0 3 1
5 Rantall, John (c) ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 3 1
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 1 3
50 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 3 0 0 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 10 259 228 31 75 11 41 36

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 4 2 12 10 2 4 1 2 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 2 2 19 17 2 2 0 3 1
24 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 6 4
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 5 1 1 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 3 1
41 Cloke, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 0 2
26 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 3 0
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 7 1 23 19 4 11 0 3 2
18 Hollick, Greg ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 1 0 0 3
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 0 0 2
43 Hywood, Steve ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 7
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 9 30 0 2
31 McLean, Ricky ? ? 4 5 12 11 1 6 0 1 4
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 2 4 25 23 2 9 0 3 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 3 1
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 2 1 20 17 3 2 0 1 2
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 2 2 0
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 23 23 0 4 0 5 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 23 20 288 254 34 81 34 36 41

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