1973 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1973 between Geelong and Richmond during round 13 of the 1973 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at VFL Park. Geoff Ainsworth 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 Farmer and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, I. Lewtas, T. Mayne, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, I. Russell, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), G. Allford, N. Balme, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, F. Jackson, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, G. Teasdale, B. Wood

Geelong (13.11.89) were defeated by Richmond (21.7.133).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Davidson (4), I. Lewtas (2), P. Sarah (2), P. Stephens (2), K. Higgins, I. Nankervis, K. Newland
Richmond: R. Lamb (5), N. Balme (3), F. Bourke (2), D. Cumming (2), P. Sproule (2), G. Teasdale (2), K. Bartlett, D. Clay, M. Green, K. Sheedy, B. Wood

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 30 June 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 13,219

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 13.11.89 - 21.7.133

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 4 10 . 4 12 . 7 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Richmond 5 . 1 12 . 3 16 . 5 21 . 7 21 . 7 (133)
Margin GEEL by 15 RICH by 11 RICH by 22 RICH by 44 RICH by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Geoff Ainsworth (Geelong), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Francis Bourke (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Hedger

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 0 2 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 8 2 2 4
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 5 1
2 Davidson, Garry ? ? 4 3 17 15 2 7 0 3 3
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 9 0 1 2
24 Gilmore, Tony ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 0
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 7 4 3 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 6 0 2 3
20 Lewtas, Ian ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 0
9 Mayne, Terry ? ? 0 3 10 10 0 3 0 1 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 2 0 2 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 0 31 24 7 5 0 7 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 2 11 2 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 7 1 3 3
37 Russell, Ivan ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 0 21 20 1 5 0 4 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 5 0 4 1
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 2 1 14 10 4 7 0 2 3
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 13 11 274 230 44 84 18 47 31

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Allford, Grant ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 1
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 3 3 9 8 1 4 2 1 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin (ac) ? ? 1 1 32 29 3 0 0 2 1
30 Bourke, Francis (avc) ? ? 2 1 22 15 7 5 0 3 6
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 5 0 0 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 2 0 11 10 1 3 0 1 3
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 4 0 6 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 7 2 0 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 0 2
34 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 2 2
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 5 0 9 8 1 6 0 0 2
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 3
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 9 1 1 1
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 0 24 9 15 10 12 6 6
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 1 22 18 4 5 0 1 2
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 2 0 15 12 3 3 0 2 6
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 1 25 23 2 8 1 2 3
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 2 0 8 4 4 3 0 2 0
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 3 0 1 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 7 278 211 67 87 18 31 47

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