1978 VFL Round 3: Richmond v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1978 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1978 VFL season. Richmond hosted St Kilda at MCG. Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts. Gary Colling captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), N. Balme, D. Cloke, G. Dickson, A. Edwards, J. Einsiedel, D. Freame, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, P. Laughlin, M. Malthouse, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, G. Raines, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, W. Walsh, D. Weightman, B. Wood

St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Booth, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, R. Greene, R. Hunt, B. Mildenhall, R. Muir, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

Richmond (16.14.110) drew with St Kilda (15.20.110).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Laughlin (6), B. Monteath (3), K. Bartlett (2), B. Heard (2), N. Balme, D. Freame, B. Wood
St Kilda: R. Hunt (4), T. Barker (3), C. Ditterich (3), G. Bond, G. Gellie, R. Muir, G. Sidebottom, G. Young

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and St Kilda were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 15 April 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,602

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond drew with St Kilda
Score: 16.14.110 - 15.20.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 10 8 . 11 14 . 13 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
St Kilda 2 . 3 7 . 9 11 . 16 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Margin RICH by 19 RICH by 8 RICH by 15 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Richardson (Richmond), Mike Patterson (St Kilda)
Captains: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), Gary Colling (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sawers, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 3 8 3 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin (c) ? ? 2 2 26 19 7 3 0 3 1
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 3 2 2
9 Dickson, Glenn ? ? 0 3 17 9 8 2 2 1 3
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 4 0 4 2
1 Einsiedel, John ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 2 0 4 3
44 Freame, Daryl ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 2 0 1 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 4 7 0 1
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 1 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 2 1
25 Laughlin, Peter ? ? 6 1 13 10 3 3 0 2 1
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 3 2
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 1
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 3 2 25 18 7 8 2 1 4
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 4 0 2 4
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 1
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 3 3
31 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 1
43 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 1 18 9 9 1 0 3 1
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 0 24 16 8 5 1 3 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 16 14 327 222 105 65 23 41 40

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 3 5 19 18 1 6 0 4 2
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 2
38 Booth, Doug ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 1 3 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 3 0
17 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 2
12 Colling, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 1
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 3 3 16 13 3 3 7 2 3
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 2 0
24 Gellie, Graeme ? ? 1 1 27 12 15 1 0 8 5
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 6 0 2 3
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 4 2 12 11 1 7 0 0 3
39 Mildenhall, Bill ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 1 3
32 Muir, Robert ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 2 1 2 6
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 2 0 4 0
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 7 0 1 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 10 1 2
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 1 2 19 12 7 9 8 1 2
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 4
27 Young, George ? ? 1 5 15 11 4 5 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 20 269 197 72 62 27 40 41

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