1974 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1974 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1974 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
In the absence of Royce Hart, vice-captain Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts with Francis Bourke as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), M. Brown, N. Carter, D. Cloke, L. Fowler, M. Green, G. Hewitt, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, K. Morris, S. Parsons, S. Rae, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, C. Ditterich, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, K. Moore, D. Murray, M. Owens, P. Slade, S. Smith, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
Richmond (13.16.94) defeated Melbourne (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), N. Carter (2), S. Rae (2), P. Sproule (2), M. Green, R. Hunt, K. Sheedy
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (2), S. Smith (2), R. Brewer, M. Collins, C. Ditterich, R. Flower, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,080
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | RICH by 5 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (ac) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Brown, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Hewitt, Glynn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Parsons, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | ? | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 348 | 257 | 91 | 51 | 0+ | 44 | 28 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 8 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Moore, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | Murray, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Slade, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 7 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | 289 | 245 | 44 | 75 | 0+ | 28 | 44 | |||