1973 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1973 between Collingwood and Richmond in the preliminary final of the 1973 VFL season.
Collingwood "hosted" Richmond at MCG.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, G. Bisset, J. Clifton, P. Cranage, R. Dean, D. Gott, B. Heard, A. Holmes, G. Jenkin, R. Kink, P. Manassa, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Wearmouth
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, F. Bourke, N. Carter, D. Clay, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, S. Rae, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Collingwood (14.14.98) were defeated by Richmond (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Atkinson (3), R. Kink (3), L. Thompson (3), B. Heard (2), M. Richardson (2), A. Holmes
Richmond: N. Balme (5), K. Bartlett (3), R. Hart (2), I. Stewart (2), N. Carter, B. Roberts, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Richmond faced Carlton in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1973
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
98,652
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Richmond
Score:
14.14.98 - 15.15.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | COLL by 29 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 8 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Holmes, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Salmon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 262 | 217 | 45 | 63 | 22 | 34 | 48 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 242 | 199 | 43 | 57 | 25 | 48 | 34 | |||