1978 VFL Round 7: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1978 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1978 VFL season. Richmond hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts. Ricky Quade captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.

Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, I. Borchard, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, P. Feltham, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Malthouse, R. McGhie, B. Monteath, G. Parkes, G. Raines, M. Roach, K. Stonehouse, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, D. Young

Richmond (14.14.98) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.11.125).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Laughlin (5), K. Bartlett (3), D. Cloke (3), N. Balme, F. Bourke, M. Roach
South Melbourne: B. Evans (4), R. Dean (3), N. Fields (3), D. Young (3), P. Morrison (2), J. Murphy (2), S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,904

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by South Melbourne
Score: 14.14.98 - 19.11.125

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 3 7 . 8 11 . 11 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
South Melbourne 6 . 2 13 . 4 16 . 8 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Margin RICH by 1 SMLB by 32 SMLB by 27 SMLB by 27 SMLB by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Richardson (Richmond), Des Tuddenham (South Melbourne)
Captains: Kevin Sheedy (Richmond), Ricky Quade (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, R. Sawers, E: J. Caulfield
Umpire Replacement: J. Caulfield replaced I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 0 7 2 5 0 23 2 6
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 3 19 17 2 2 0 5 1
51 Borchard, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 0 0 2 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 2 0 1 5
33 Cloke, David ? ? 3 3 17 12 5 11 6 2 1
3 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 0 0 2 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 1 1
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
25 Laughlin, Peter ? ? 5 1 7 7 0 3 0 3 3
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 26 17 9 2 0 4 5
12 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 1 3
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 0 3 19 11 8 3 0 2 5
32 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 1 2
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 0 0 4 2
27 Stonehouse, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 4 2
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 0 1 3
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 5 6
43 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 2 8 7 1 0 0 4 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 14 255 166 89 39 29 46 51

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 3 3
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 4 2
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 3 0 5 4 1 1 0 4 1
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 4 0 21 12 9 7 0 2 3
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 3 0 16 11 5 2 0 6 2
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 3 0 2 3
6 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 1 0 2 2
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 2 4
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 2 0
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 3 2 5 3
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 2 0 2 3
1 Murphy, John ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 5 0 5 2
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 1 1
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 7 1 3 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 0 3
25 Round, Barry ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 7 10 0 0
8 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 0 1 2
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 7 18 4 3
40 Wright, Michael ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
14 Young, David ? ? 3 2 17 13 4 1 0 3 6
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 19 11 266 191 75 64 31 51 46

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