1973 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1973 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 7 of the 1973 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at VFL Park.
John Murphy captained the hosts.
In the absence of Royce Hart, vice-captain Kevin Bartlett captained the visitors with Francis Bourke as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, G. Booth, R. Brain, R. Crow, N. Dare, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, K. Murray, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, C. Smith, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), G. Allford, G. Bond, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, M. Green, R. Hunt, R. Lamb, E. Leech, C. McKellar, R. McLean, K. Morris, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Fitzroy (12.8.80) were defeated by Richmond (16.21.117).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), B. Padley (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), G. Austen, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, D. Searl, G. Wilson
Richmond: R. McLean (5), D. Cumming (2), M. Green (2), I. Stewart (2), K. Bartlett, R. Hunt, R. Lamb, K. Morris, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
19,538
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Margin | RICH by 31 | RICH by 54 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Francis Bourke
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Booth, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Brain, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | 273 | 228 | 45 | 59 | 14 | 45 | 27 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Allford, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | 317 | 238 | 79 | 76 | 34 | 27 | 45 | |||