1978 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1978 between Richmond and Carlton during round 1 of the 1978 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at MCG. Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts. Robert Walls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, G. Dickson, A. Edwards, J. Einsiedel, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, E. Leech, B. Monteath, G. Raines, K. Stonehouse, G. Strachan, W. Walsh, D. Weightman, B. Wood

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Byrne, V. Catoggio, B. Doull, W. Harmes, K. Heath, A. Jesaulenko, W. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, P. McConville, D. McKay, R. Ohlsen, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Whitnall, M. Young

Richmond (25.24.174) defeated Carlton (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cloke (7), A. Edwards (7), B. Monteath (4), D. Weightman (3), K. Bartlett, G. Dickson, G. Raines, W. Walsh
Carlton: P. McConville (3), R. Walls (3), V. Catoggio (2), T. Keogh (2), M. MacLure (2), W. Harmes, K. Sheldon

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder and Carlton were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 1 April 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 49,511

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 25.24.174 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 7 12 . 11 18 . 13 25 . 24 25 . 24 (174)
Carlton 3 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 11 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin RICH by 16 RICH by 34 RICH by 44 RICH by 77 RICH by 77
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Richardson (Richmond), Ian Stewart (Carlton)
Captains: Kevin Sheedy (Richmond), Robert Walls (Carlton)

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 6 2 4 1 6 1 1
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 8 29 26 3 5 0 1 4
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 1
33 Cloke, David ? ? 7 1 24 17 7 13 3 3 2
9 Dickson, Glenn ? ? 1 2 16 12 4 5 0 3 2
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 7 3 13 13 0 5 0 3 4
1 Einsiedel, John ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 5 0 4 5
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 3 2
41 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 11 0 2
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 5 0 1 1
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 4 2 24 14 10 7 0 2 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 4 0 0 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 5 1
27 Stonehouse, Ken ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 1 1
31 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 1 1 26 23 3 3 0 2 1
43 Weightman, Dale ? ? 3 1 12 4 8 2 0 0 1
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 8 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 25 24 299 218 81 84 20 33 37

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 30 25 5 3 1 3 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 1 1
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 2 1 20 17 3 2 0 6 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 1 0 1
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 2 0 3 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 4 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 8 0 0 2
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 4 11 3 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 1 19 17 2 3 0 3 5
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 4 0 0 4
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 0 0 1 3
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 3 2 11 7 4 4 0 1 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 1 17 7 10 7 11 2 2
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 0 0
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 1 1 8 8 0 2 0 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 4 1
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 3 1 12 9 3 4 0 2 1
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 2 0 1 0
19 Young, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 13 261 175 86 52 24 37 33

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