1975 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1975 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 18 of the 1975 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Kevin Bartlett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, D. Campbell, D. Clark, H. Coles, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, R. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, T. Wilkins

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), N. Balme, G. Betts, F. Bourke, N. Carter, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, N. Jenkinson, M. Keane, C. McKellar, B. Monteath, K. Morris, J. Pitura, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, S. Taubert, B. Wood

Melbourne (19.13.127) defeated Richmond (12.18.90).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Alves (5), P. Keenan (4), H. Coles (2), C. Ditterich (2), S. Fitzsimmons (2), F. Giampaolo (2), S. Smith (2)
Richmond: D. Cloke (3), N. Carter (2), N. Roberts (2), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, C. Clayton, K. Morris, J. Pitura

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 August 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,211

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 19.13.127 - 12.18.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 2 7 . 6 13 . 10 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Richmond 1 . 5 5 . 10 10 . 14 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Margin MELB by 27 MELB by 8 MELB by 14 MELB by 37 MELB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 5 0 22 17 5 7 0 2 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 1
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 2 11 7 4 2 0 1 0
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 1 2
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 2 2 16 14 2 3 0 3 5
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 2 0 22 14 8 6 7 3 4
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 0
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 2 0 2 2
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 7 0 2 3
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 7 0 2 3
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 2 1 19 15 4 4 0 1 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 2 14 7 7 3 0 1 4
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 4 1 12 9 3 7 5 1 0
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 0 3 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 3 0 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 6
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 28 19 9 8 0 3 0
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 1 20 19 1 9 0 5 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 13 287 227 60 84 12 33 40

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 5 17 2 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 2 23 21 2 2 0 2 1
50 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 1 0 2 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 3 0 4 2
27 Carter, Noel ? ? 2 2 23 19 4 1 0 3 0
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 2 1
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 1 2 32 19 13 1 0 4 4
33 Cloke, David ? ? 3 3 15 12 3 9 3 2 1
1 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
47 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
19 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 5 1
9 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 3 27 1 1
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Morris, Kevin ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 2 1 3 3
3 Pitura, John ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 0 0 3 4
32 Roberts, Neville ? ? 2 0 17 9 8 1 0 3 3
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 1 16 8 8 1 0 2 5
6 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 1 22 13 9 1 0 1 1
47 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 1 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 18 271 188 83 40 48 40 33

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