1973 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1973 between Richmond and Geelong during round 2 of the 1973 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Allford, F. Bourke, D. Clay, L. Fowler, M. Green, M. Keane, E. Leech, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, R. McLean, M. McMillan, K. Morris, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, T. Farman, K. Higgins, G. Lindquist, G. Linke, T. Mayne, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, W. Yates
Richmond (18.19.127) defeated Geelong (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. McLean (5), M. Green (4), B. Wood (3), L. Fowler (2), R. Hart (2), B. Roberts (2)
Geelong: T. Mayne (4), D. Clarke (3), K. Newland (2), P. Sarah (2), G. Andrews, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, S. Newman, P. Stephens
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,655
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 4 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Allford, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 271 | 221 | 50 | 60 | 48 | 28 | 24 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Lindquist, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Mayne, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Yates, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 312 | 247 | 65 | 76 | 10 | 24 | 28 | |||