1975 VFL Elimination Final: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1975 between Richmond and Collingwood in the elimination final of the 1975 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at VFL Park.
Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts.
Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Murray Weideman.
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, F. Bourke, D. Clay, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, A. Edwards, M. Green, M. Keane, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, B. Monteath, K. Morris, B. Nettlefold, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, P. Carman, S. Clifford, I. Cooper, R. Dean, R. Dunne, D. Gott, K. Grose, B. Heard, A. Holmes, P. Moore, D. O'Callaghan, B. Picken, B. Price, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, R. Wearmouth
Richmond (11.11.77) defeated Collingwood (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Richmond: A. Edwards (3), K. Bartlett (2), B. Nettlefold (2), N. Balme, M. Green, B. Monteath, B. Wood
Collingwood: R. Wearmouth (3), P. Carman (2), B. Heard (2), A. Atkinson, P. Moore, W. Richardson
As a result of this match, Richmond faced Carlton in the first semi final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1975
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
65,512
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.11.77 - 10.13.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | RICH by 28 | RICH by 32 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Murray Weideman
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 51 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 32 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 238 | 194 | 44 | 42 | 25 | 42 | 49 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Grose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Holmes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Shephard, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | 267 | 224 | 43 | 76 | 36 | 49 | 42 | |||