1973 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1973 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 5 of the 1973 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, F. Davis, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, J. Morgan, G. Osborne, M. Owens, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, F. Bourke, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, R. McLean, K. Morris, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Richmond (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Parke (3), S. Alves (2), R. Brewer (2), P. Keenan (2), P. Callery, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, S. Kerley
Richmond: R. McLean (4), R. Hart (3), N. Balme (2), K. Bartlett (2), D. Clay (2), D. Cumming (2), K. Morris
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,685
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 3 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Kevin Bartlett
(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 (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Morgan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Ritterman, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 251 | 220 | 31 | 63 | 26 | 38 | 35 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 246 | 200 | 46 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 38 | |||