1975 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1975 between Richmond and Geelong during round 2 of the 1975 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG. Royce Hart captained the hosts. Sam Newman captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, M. Keane, R. Lamb, E. Leech, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, B. Monteath, K. Morris, B. Roberts, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh, B. Wood

Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Barkley, M. Browne, L. Crawford, R. Deeath, P. Doyle, B. Eddy, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, D. Scale, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough

Richmond (15.22.112) defeated Geelong (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Hart (5), D. Cumming (2), N. Roberts (2), N. Balme, F. Bourke, C. McKellar, B. Monteath, K. Sheedy, D. Thorpe
Geelong: R. Hunt (3), K. Higgins (2), K. Newland (2), I. Hampshire, S. Newman, K. Sheehan

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 12 April 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 33,600

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 15.22.112 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 7 6 . 9 13 . 13 15 . 22 15 . 22 (112)
Geelong 2 . 2 4 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin RICH by 11 RICH by 15 RICH by 41 RICH by 40 RICH by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Graham Farmer (Geelong)
Captains: Royce Hart (Richmond), Sam Newman (Geelong)

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 9 6 3 4 ? 0 2
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 3 ? 0 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 28 20 8 5 ? 2 3
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 3 17 8 9 6 ? 1 2
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 2 0 13 7 6 1 ? 0 0
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 5 1 10 8 2 5 ? 2 3
19 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 5 ? 2 2
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 0 2 5 5 0 2 ? 0 0
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 ? 0 2
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 0 ? 0 2
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 1 1 12 6 6 3 ? 0 1
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 1 3 15 11 4 1 ? 3 3
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 ? 1 2
25 Roberts, Brian ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
32 Roberts, Neville ? ? 2 1 18 10 8 2 ? 1 3
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 1 23 15 8 1 ? 1 2
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 2 17 15 2 2 ? 2 2
14 Thorpe, David ? ? 1 1 30 16 14 3 ? 1 3
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 3 ? 1 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 1 29 21 8 5 ? 2 0
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 15 22 312 203 109 52 0+ 19 35

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Barkley, David ? ? 0 4 9 8 1 2 ? 6 0
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 ? 1 1
32 Crawford, Leigh ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 ? 3 1
29 Deeath, Rex ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 6 ? 1 0
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
41 Eddy, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 ? 3 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 1 0 10 3 7 2 ? 0 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 0 1
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 2 0 17 15 2 2 ? 1 2
6 Hunt, Rex ? ? 3 0 10 9 1 7 ? 1 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 3 ? 5 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 2 26 23 3 2 ? 2 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 2 18 10 8 6 ? 0 3
17 Newman, Sam (c) ? ? 1 0 22 15 7 4 ? 1 2
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 ? 1 2
43 Scale, Doug ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 ? 3 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 ? 2 0
27 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 1 4 18 16 2 3 ? 3 1
11 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 0 1
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 6 ? 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 12 268 206 62 61 0+ 34 20

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