1977 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1977 between Richmond and Geelong during round 9 of the 1977 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Francis Bourke captained the hosts. Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, N. Carter, C. Clayton, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, G. Gaunt, R. Hart, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, D. Miller, B. Monteath, J. Pitura, G. Raines, M. Roach, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, B. Wood

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), T. Bright, J. Brimacombe, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Ruscuklic, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman

Richmond (18.13.121) defeated Geelong (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (6), N. Carter (3), A. Edwards (2), N. Roberts (2), B. Wood (2), E. Dunne, D. Miller, J. Pitura
Geelong: L. Donohue (3), T. Bright (2), B. Cousins (2), K. Sheehan (2), K. Higgins

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 May 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 26,007

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 18.13.121 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 7 . 5 9 . 7 15 . 11 18 . 13 18 . 13 (121)
Geelong 1 . 0 4 . 6 4 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin RICH by 41 RICH by 31 RICH by 69 RICH by 50 RICH by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Richardson (Richmond), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Francis Bourke (Richmond), Bruce Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 1 23 10 13 6 16 3 7
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 6 1 34 31 3 3 0 3 2
30 Bourke, Francis (c) ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 2 1
7 Carter, Noel ? ? 3 2 24 15 9 2 0 4 3
26 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 3 0 2 5
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 1 2 17 11 6 4 10 2 7
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 5 0 0 4
32 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 0 1
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 0 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 2
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 4 1 2 2
34 Miller, David ? ? 1 2 11 5 6 1 0 0 0
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 0 0 7 0 7 3 0 0 3
3 Pitura, John ? ? 1 2 26 20 6 8 0 4 4
40 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 1 22 13 9 7 0 0 2
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 2 1
2 Roberts, Neville ? ? 2 1 20 9 11 5 0 1 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 3 0 0 3
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 2 0 24 16 8 3 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 13 345 213 132 68 27 28 54

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 2 0 0 1
7 Brimacombe, John ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 2 3 2
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 3 0 2 1
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 6 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 3 0 2 3
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 2 1 10 6 4 1 0 1 1
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 3 2 8 6 2 4 0 0 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 1 1 10 8 2 5 0 1 1
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 3 1 7 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 3 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 4 0 3 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 1 1 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 6 23 13 6
29 Ruscuklic, Peter ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 2 0 1 1
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 3 22 19 3 6 0 3 1
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 2 1 8 6 2 2 0 2 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 1
32 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 11 266 196 70 58 27 54 28

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