1974 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1974 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1974 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
In the absence of John Murphy, vice-captain Laurie Richards captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Betts, F. Bourke, M. Brown, D. Clay, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, M. Green, G. Hewitt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, B. Nettlefold, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Fitzroy
L. Richards (capt.), G. Austen, R. Carter, J. Duckworth, D. Farnham, K. Hayes, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, N. Taylor, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Richmond (29.21.195) defeated Fitzroy (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (6), G. Hewitt (5), N. Balme (4), M. Brown (3), R. Hart (2), R. Lamb (2), K. Sheedy (2), B. Wood (2), F. Bourke, D. Cumming, M. Green
Fitzroy: D. Wall (5), G. Wilson (2), G. Austen, L. Richards
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
16,455
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 8 | 22 | . | 16 | 29 | . | 21 | 29 | . | 21 | (195) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | RICH by 75 | RICH by 98 | RICH by 129 | RICH by 129 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Mal | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Hewitt, Glynn | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 29 | 21 | 332 | 231 | 101 | 78 | 0+ | 31 | 29 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 295 | 218 | 77 | 72 | 0+ | 31 | 25 | |||