1974 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1974 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 14 of the 1974 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Gary Hardeman captained the hosts.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Melbourne
G. Hardeman (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Clark, J. Clennett, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, P. Keays, S. Kerley, G. Scott, P. Slade, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, P. Williamson, G. Wood
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Betts, F. Bourke, M. Brown, D. Clay, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, M. Green, G. Hewitt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Melbourne (11.24.90) were defeated by Richmond (23.15.153).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Ditterich (3), G. Baker (2), P. Williamson (2), R. Brewer, D. Clark, G. Scott, G. Wells
Richmond: R. Lamb (6), G. Hewitt (4), N. Balme (3), M. Brown (2), W. Walsh (2), K. Bartlett, D. Cumming, M. Green, R. Hart, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,146
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 24 | 11 | . | 24 | (90) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 15 | (153) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 67 | RICH by 63 | RICH by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Gary Hardeman
(Melbourne),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 8 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 51 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Scott, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Slade, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Wood, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 24 | 272 | 224 | 48 | 66 | 0+ | 41 | 33 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 1 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 50 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Hewitt, Glynn | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 15 | 305 | 212 | 93 | 63 | 0+ | 33 | 41 | |||