1977 VFL Elimination Final: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1977 between Richmond and South Melbourne in the elimination final of the 1977 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at VFL Park.
Francis Bourke captained the hosts.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), K. Bartlett, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Malthouse, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, A. Noonan, J. Pitura, G. Raines, N. Roberts, G. Robertson, K. Sheedy, W. Walsh, B. Wood
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, T. Daniher, R. Dean, G. Dempster, C. Elliott, N. Goss, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, S. Zantuck
Richmond (13.10.88) defeated South Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cloke (2), E. Dunne (2), A. Edwards (2), B. Monteath (2), K. Bartlett, M. Malthouse, A. Noonan, G. Raines, N. Roberts
South Melbourne: G. Lambert (2), M. Browning, T. Daniher, N. Goss, P. Morrison, G. Teasdale
As a result of this match, Richmond faced North Melbourne in the first semi final and South Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1977
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
63,663
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.10.88 - 7.12.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Pitura, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | 296 | 223 | 73 | 85 | 22 | 48 | 61 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Elliott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | 274 | 194 | 80 | 44 | 28 | 61 | 47 | |||