1975 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1975 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1975 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG. Royce Hart captained the hosts. Stan Alves captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, M. Keane, R. Lamb, E. Leech, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Nettlefold, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, D. Clark, W. Delmenico, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Guy, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, G. Osborne, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells

Richmond (19.18.132) defeated Melbourne (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Lamb (5), N. Roberts (4), N. Balme (3), I. Stewart (2), W. Walsh (2), K. Bartlett, R. Hart, K. Sheedy
Melbourne: R. Brewer (4), S. Alves (2), R. Flower, G. Guy, P. Keenan, S. Smith

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 May 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 29,131

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 19.18.132 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 1 7 . 9 13 . 15 19 . 18 19 . 18 (132)
Melbourne 0 . 8 2 . 13 5 . 16 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin RICH by 23 RICH by 26 RICH by 47 RICH by 54 RICH by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Bob Skilton (Melbourne)
Captains: Royce Hart (Richmond), Stan Alves (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 ? 2 1
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 3 0 15 11 4 8 ? 3 3
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 0 26 21 5 3 ? 4 5
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 2 ? 0 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 ? 3 0
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 ? 1 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 ? 0 0
4 Hart, Royce (c) ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 3 ? 1 0
19 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 ? 1 0
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 5 4 14 12 2 2 ? 1 3
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 ? 0 0
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 ? 2 1
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 2 ? 0 2
51 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 ? 1 2
32 Roberts, Neville ? ? 4 3 14 12 2 5 ? 2 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 1 2 22 14 8 2 ? 3 1
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 2 19 10 9 0 ? 1 1
2 Stewart, Ian ? ? 2 1 22 18 4 2 ? 1 2
7 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 5 ? 2 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 ? 4 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 18 296 223 73 59 0+ 32 29

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 2 0 28 23 5 7 ? 3 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 ? 0 0
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 ? 4 1
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 4 2 17 16 1 8 ? 1 2
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 ? 1 2
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 0 ? 1 1
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 ? 2 2
24 Delmenico, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 ? 3 2
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 2 15 8 7 8 ? 0 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 2 18 13 5 6 ? 2 3
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 ? 4 2
26 Guy, Gary ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 1 ? 0 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 2 23 15 8 3 ? 1 3
20 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 ? 2 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 10 ? 2 3
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 2 ? 2 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 ? 0 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 5 ? 0 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 ? 1 0
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 2 ? 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 10 18 277 211 66 77 0+ 30 32

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