1978 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1978 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1978 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at 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
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, A. Edwards, J. Einsiedel, P. Feltham, D. Freame, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Raines, M. Roach, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, W. Walsh, B. Wood

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, P. Garratt, G. Gaunt, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, K. Richards, P. Seaton, S. Smith, T. Sullivan

Richmond (19.16.130) defeated Melbourne (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Monteath (6), G. Raines (3), P. Feltham (2), D. Freame (2), K. Sheedy (2), W. Walsh (2), K. Bartlett, P. Laughlin
Melbourne: S. Smith (4), P. Johnston (2), H. Coles, G. Wells

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Barry Richardson (Richmond), Dennis Jones (Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Sheedy (Richmond), Greg Wells (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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