1974 VFL Semi Final 2: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1974 between Richmond and North Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1974 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, F. Bourke, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, M. Green, M. Keane, R. McGhie, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh, B. Wood
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, M. Nolan, D. Pagan, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Richmond (10.13.73) defeated North Melbourne (6.16.52).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Richardson (5), P. Sproule (2), K. Bartlett, R. Hart, W. Walsh
North Melbourne: D. Wade (3), A. Briedis, B. Cable, M. Nolan
As a result of this match, Richmond faced North Melbourne in the grand final and North Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 September 1974
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
57,569
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
10.13.73 - 6.16.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Margin | RICH by 37 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
David Dench
(North 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 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | 270 | 208 | 62 | 63 | 0+ | 35 | 39 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | 265 | 206 | 59 | 43 | 0+ | 39 | 35 | |||