1977 VFL Round 6: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1977 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 6 of the 1977 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Francis Bourke captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, C. Clayton, E. Dunne, G. Gaunt, B. Heard, J. Hummel, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, A. Noonan, G. Raines, G. Robertson, I. Scrimshaw, K. Sheedy, B. Wood
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, G. Melrose, T. Moore, M. Nolan, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Richmond (19.15.129) defeated North Melbourne (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Jess (5), N. Balme (2), K. Bartlett (2), B. Heard (2), K. Sheedy (2), F. Bourke, E. Dunne, G. Gaunt, R. Lamb, A. Noonan, B. Wood
North Melbourne: B. Crosswell (3), A. Briedis (2), J. Cassin (2), M. Dawson (2), G. Melrose (2), P. Baker, M. Blight, B. Cable
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,408
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.15.129 - 14.12.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 3 | RICH by 4 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
M. Henry
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hummel, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | 328 | 232 | 96 | 79 | 28 | 39 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Moore, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 257 | 191 | 66 | 62 | 22 | 22 | 39 | |||