1978 VFL Season Round 5: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1978 between Richmond and Melbourne during round five of the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted Melbourne at the MCG. Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts. Greg Wells captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.

Richmond (19.16.130) defeated Melbourne (8.11.59).

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Tuesday 25 April 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,212

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 19.16.130 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 3 7 . 4 14 . 9 19 . 16 19 . 16 (130)
Melbourne 5 . 2 6 . 8 6 . 10 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin MELB by 11 RICH by 2 RICH by 47 RICH by 71 RICH by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: Kevin Sheedy
Coach: Barry Richardson

Melbourne

Captain: Greg Wells
Coach: Dennis Jones

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bryant
J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 3 ? ? ?
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 4 ? ? ?
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 ? ? ?
17 Edwards, Allan ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 ? ? ?
1 Einsiedel, John ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 ? ? ?
3 Feltham, Paul ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 4 ? ? ?
44 Freame, Daryl ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 0 ? ? ?
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 1 ? ? ?
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 ? ? ?
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 2 12 9 3 1 ? ? ?
25 Laughlin, Peter ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 1 ? ? ?
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 0 ? ? ?
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 6 2 27 21 6 5 ? ? ?
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 3 1 20 15 5 5 ? ? ?
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 4 ? ? ?
10 Sheedy, Kevin (c) ? ? 2 1 21 14 7 1 ? ? ?
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 4 ? ? ?
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 ? ? ?
31 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 2 1 41 31 10 6 ? ? ?
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 3 ? ? ?
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 19 16 314 203 111 52 0+ 0+ 0+

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 5 ? ? ?
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 2 9 7 2 1 ? ? ?
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ?
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 0 26 23 3 1 ? ? ?
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 ? ? ?
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 ? ? ?
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 1 ? ? ?
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 ? ? ?
31 Garratt, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 ? ? ?
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 ? ? ?
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 ? ? ?
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 ? ? ?
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 1 ? ? ?
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 2 1 10 7 3 4 ? ? ?
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 ? ? ?
24 Richards, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 ? ? ?
15 Seaton, Phil ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 1 ? ? ?
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 4 1 20 14 6 10 ? ? ?
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 ? ? ?
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 1 2 22 20 2 5 ? ? ?
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 11 232 178 54 49 0+ 0+ 0+

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