1976 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1976 between Richmond and Geelong during round 13 of the 1976 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG. Francis Bourke captained the hosts. Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, N. Carter, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, G. Gaunt, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, M. Keane, R. Lamb, A. Lynch, D. Mattson, B. Monteath, J. Pitura, G. Robertson, K. Sheedy, S. Taubert, M. Thompson

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Barkley, R. Blake, M. Browne, D. Clarke, H. Davis, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Woolnough

Richmond (15.12.102) defeated Geelong (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Monteath (4), F. Bourke (3), R. Lamb (3), S. Taubert (2), K. Bartlett, B. Heard, A. Lynch
Geelong: P. Sarah (6), L. Donohue (4), D. Barkley, D. Clarke, B. Nankervis, M. Woolnough

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 June 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 28,608

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 15.12.102 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 5 5 . 8 11 . 10 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Geelong 2 . 3 5 . 6 9 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin RICH by 14 RICH by 2 RICH by 13 RICH by 4 RICH by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Richmond), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Francis Bourke (Richmond), Bruce Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, D. Levens

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 1 3 1
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 1 24 18 6 2 0 1 1
45 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 3 0 22 12 10 5 2 2 2
7 Carter, Noel ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 0 0 3 4
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 5 0 0 3
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 2 0 3 2
32 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 1 0 1 2
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 1 1 4 3 1 1 14 0 4
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1
19 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 3 0 2 3
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 3 2 22 19 3 4 0 3 0
6 Lynch, Alan ? ? 1 1 19 7 12 3 0 0 2
35 Mattson, Don ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 4 0 12 9 3 0 0 0 2
3 Pitura, John ? ? 0 1 35 24 11 3 0 4 2
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 5 0 2 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 4 0 0 2
9 Taubert, Steven ? ? 2 1 12 10 2 8 11 2 1
23 Thompson, Murray ? ? 0 0 27 20 7 4 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 12 310 201 109 55 28 30 35

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Barkley, David ? ? 1 1 13 5 8 2 0 1 1
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 12 2 1
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 4 0 0 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 2 0 0 0
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 4 3 11 8 3 6 1 0 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 1 12 4 8 2 0 1 3
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 3 1
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 2 0
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 4 0 1 3
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 29 20 9 6 0 0 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 2 0 2 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 22 8 14 6 10 7 3
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 3 11 9 2 2 0 3 2
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 6 2 25 24 1 5 0 2 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 1 25 9 16 9 1 3 4
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 2 4
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 7 1 1 0
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 0 0 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 14 323 228 95 71 25 33 31

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