1977 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1977 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1977 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at MCG. Francis Bourke captained the hosts. Max Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, B. Heard, J. Hummel, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, R. Lamb, M. Malthouse, D. Miller, J. Pitura, G. Raines, G. Robertson, K. Sheedy, W. Walsh, B. Wood

Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, A. Atkinson, G. Betts, S. Bond, P. Carman, S. Clifford, I. Cooper, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, R. Jessop, R. Kink, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington

Richmond (14.16.100) were defeated by Collingwood (17.24.126).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Miller (5), B. Heard (2), R. Lamb (2), K. Bartlett, A. Edwards, J. Hummel, J. Jess, B. Wood
Collingwood: S. Bond (4), P. Carman (3), R. Dunne (2), A. Ireland (2), R. Kink (2), P. Moore (2), R. Wearmouth (2)

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Monday 25 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 92,436

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 14.16.100 - 17.24.126

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 3 7 . 4 12 . 9 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Collingwood 4 . 7 9 . 11 14 . 17 17 . 24 17 . 24 (126)
Margin COLL by 4 COLL by 19 COLL by 20 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Richardson (Richmond), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: Francis Bourke (Richmond), Max Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 7 19 ? ?
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 3 25 24 1 3 0 ? ?
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 1 0 ? ?
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 ? ?
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 ? ?
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 1 3 21 18 3 4 0 ? ?
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 2 1 9 5 4 5 0 ? ?
23 Hummel, Jon ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 2 0 ? ?
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 ? ?
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 3 7 7 0 3 0 ? ?
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 ? ?
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 2 1 11 10 1 2 0 ? ?
28 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 ? ?
34 Miller, David ? ? 5 1 11 11 0 4 0 ? ?
3 Pitura, John ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 5 0 ? ?
40 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 ? ?
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 ? ?
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 ? ?
31 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 2 0 ? ?
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 5 0 ? ?
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 16 277 211 66 55 19 0+ 0+

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 4 0 ? ?
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 1 0 ? ?
11 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 ? ?
15 Bond, Shane ? ? 4 1 17 13 4 2 0 ? ?
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 3 2 16 10 6 3 0 ? ?
20 Clifford, Stephen ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 7 0 ? ?
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 2 3 15 12 3 1 0 ? ?
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 ? ?
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 5 0 ? ?
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 1 0 ? ?
32 Jessop, Russell ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 ? ?
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 2 6 10 8 2 3 0 ? ?
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 2 3 9 8 1 3 0 ? ?
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 7 0 ? ?
1 Richardson, Max (c) ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 2 0 ? ?
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 28 25 3 8 0 ? ?
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 0 15 3 12 2 20 ? ?
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 2 0 18 12 6 3 0 ? ?
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 ? ?
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 17 24 278 197 81 58 20 0+ 0+

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