1977 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1977 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 5 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Francis Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.

Melbourne
C. Aitken, G. Baker, R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, G. Hutchison, P. Keays, M. Lyons, C. McKellar, A. Moir, T. Sullivan, C. Woodman

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, R. McGhie, D. Miller, A. Noonan, J. Pitura, G. Raines, G. Robertson, K. Sheedy, B. Wood

Melbourne (13.24.102) were defeated by Richmond (19.17.131).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (2), R. Flower (2), L. Fowler (2), M. Lyons (2), R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, C. Graham, G. Hardeman
Richmond: B. Heard (4), R. Lamb (4), K. Bartlett (2), N. Balme, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, J. Hummel, J. Jess, D. Miller, A. Noonan, J. Pitura, G. Raines

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 30 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,272

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 13.24.102 - 19.17.131

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 6 7 . 9 10 . 19 13 . 24 13 . 24 (102)
Richmond 3 . 6 11 . 11 15 . 15 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
Margin MELB by 6 RICH by 26 RICH by 26 RICH by 29 RICH by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Barry Richardson (Richmond)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Francis Bourke (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Polites, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Aitken, Chris ? ? 0 3 14 10 4 2 1 4 1
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 4 18 13 5 2 0 3 2
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 2 0 8 4
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 0 23 17 6 7 0 0 3
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 2 3 13 9 4 7 1 0 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 2 0 18 9 9 7 0 2 0
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 2 2 34 29 5 6 0 5 1
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 4 1
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 4 0 1 0
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 2 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 1 14 7 7 2 0 1 2
20 Hurst, Paul ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 2
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 1 0 5 2
16 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 0
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 2 3 21 14 7 0 1 2 1
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 2 16 4 2
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 0 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 1 0 0 0
41 Woodman, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 1 2 2 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 24 285 200 85 52 21 44 23

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 0 21 10 11 6 12 1 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 1 33 27 6 6 0 1 0
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 8 0 3 5
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
33 Cloke, David ? ? 1 3 13 8 5 3 4 0 0
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 1 2 18 15 3 7 0 0 4
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 4 2 15 9 6 8 12 2 6
23 Hummel, Jon ? ? 1 2 16 12 4 3 0 2 3
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 2 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 2
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 5 0 1 1
22 Lamb, Robert ? ? 4 1 13 11 2 2 0 0 3
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 0 1
34 Miller, David ? ? 1 0 16 7 9 3 0 1 2
9 Noonan, Alan ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 6 0 2 2
3 Pitura, John ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 5 0 0 6
40 Raines, Geoff ? ? 1 0 26 20 6 4 0 1 4
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 3 0 0 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 2 4 0
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 2 3
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 19 17 319 215 104 83 30 22 46

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