1974 VFL Round 21: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1974 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 21 of the 1974 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
In the absence of Royce Hart, vice-captain Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts with Francis Bourke as vice-captain.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, W. Barrot, D. Clay, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, M. Green, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, K. Morris, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, S. Taubert, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh, B. Wood
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, J. Pitura, R. Quade, M. Robertson, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Richmond (23.24.162) defeated South Melbourne (17.27.129).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cumming (3), R. Lamb (3), B. Richardson (3), K. Sheedy (3), N. Balme (2), D. Cloke (2), M. Green (2), P. Sproule (2), K. Bartlett, K. Morris, W. Walsh
South Melbourne: S. Gull (4), J. Pitura (3), V. Aanensen (2), N. Goss (2), S. Hoffman (2), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Quade
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,651
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
23.24.162 - 17.27.129
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 10 | . | 1 | 15 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 14 | 23 | . | 24 | 23 | . | 24 | (162) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 27 | 17 | . | 27 | (129) |
| Margin | RICH by 39 | RICH by 46 | RICH by 58 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ? | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | Barrot, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 24 | 301 | 208 | 93 | 57 | 0+ | 34 | 37 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 8 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 7 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 6 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 27 | 308 | 238 | 70 | 75 | 0+ | 37 | 33 | |||