1978 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1978 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1978 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, D. Cloke, G. Davidson, J. Einsiedel, B. Grinter, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, R. Lamb, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Raines, I. Scrimshaw, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, J. Blair, P. Brown, M. Conlan, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, W. Linton, N. MacLeod, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, A. Sinclair, C. Smith, R. Walls
Richmond (12.14.86) defeated Fitzroy (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Lamb (5), D. Weightman (2), N. Balme, G. Davidson, P. Laughlin, B. Monteath, I. Scrimshaw
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), D. McMahon (3), J. Blair, P. Brown, W. Linton, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | RICH by 36 | RICH by 42 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Einsiedel, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 294 | 187 | 107 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 60 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Sinclair, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 256 | 195 | 61 | 58 | 24 | 60 | 46 | |||