1974 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1974 between Geelong and Richmond during round 17 of the 1974 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at VFL Park. Sam Newman captained the hosts. Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Browne, D. Clarke, P. Doyle, B. Eddy, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, I. Lewtas, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, G. Betts, F. Bourke, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, G. Hewitt, M. Keane, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, D. Thorpe, B. Wood

Geelong (8.9.57) were defeated by Richmond (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Clarke (2), I. Nankervis (2), P. Sarah (2), R. Hunt, R. Whatman
Richmond: K. Morris (3), N. Balme (2), K. Bartlett (2), B. Roberts (2), P. Sproule (2), F. Bourke, R. Hart

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 27 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 15,578

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 8.9.57 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 4 . 7 4 . 7 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Richmond 4 . 4 7 . 7 10 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin RICH by 15 RICH by 18 RICH by 41 RICH by 36 RICH by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Sam Newman (Geelong), Royce Hart (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 ? 1 2
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 1 2
7 Browne, Ricky ? ? 0 2 16 14 2 2 ? 4 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 1 26 21 5 7 ? 5 1
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 4 ? 1 1
41 Eddy, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 ? 1 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 ? 0 4
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 4 ? 0 2
6 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 8 ? 4 4
20 Lewtas, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 ? 1 0
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 4 ? 0 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 5 ? 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 0 26 22 4 6 ? 5 3
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 ? 4 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 1 12 5 7 2 ? 1 1
17 Newman, Sam (c) ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 7 ? 4 3
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 3 18 16 2 2 ? 5 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 ? 3 3
19 Whatman, Robert ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 2 ? 1 1
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 4 ? 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 9 278 213 65 70 0+ 47 40

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 9 ? 2 4
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 2 0 14 9 5 6 ? 2 5
29 Bartlett, Kevin (vc) ? ? 2 2 44 38 6 2 ? 4 3
50 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 ? 0 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 5 ? 2 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 ? 3 0
43 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 ? 0 0
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 1 ? 1 4
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 1 22 12 10 2 ? 0 4
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 1 1 24 19 5 6 ? 4 4
19 Hewitt, Glynn ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 0 ? 1 1
40 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 ? 3 2
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 ? 2 3
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 1
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 3 0 14 12 2 2 ? 3 0
15 Roberts, Brian ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 5 ? 3 5
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 3 21 18 3 5 ? 3 2
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 2 0 12 7 5 1 ? 2 2
14 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 2 27 18 9 3 ? 3 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 3 ? 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 15 318 228 90 62 0+ 40 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