1973 VFL Round 21: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1973 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 21 of the 1973 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, N. Carter, D. Clay, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, R. Hunt, F. Jackson, M. Keane, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Nalder, S. Rae, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, B. Wood
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, G. Dempster, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, M. Norris, J. Prentice, N. Stibbard, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Richmond (22.11.143) defeated South Melbourne (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Morris (8), R. Hart (4), N. Balme (3), P. Sproule (2), K. Bartlett, R. Hunt, S. Rae, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart
South Melbourne: P. Bedford (6), V. Aanensen, P. Brown, R. Cook, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, J. Prentice, N. Stibbard
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,307
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
22.11.143 - 13.16.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 8 | 22 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 11 | (143) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 49 | RICH by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 46 | Nalder, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 11 | 282 | 217 | 65 | 70 | 39 | 33 | 41 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Norris, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | Stibbard, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 316 | 227 | 89 | 71 | 13 | 41 | 33 | |||