1978 VFL Round 13: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1978 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 13 of the 1978 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, P. Bottams, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, G. Davidson, N. Jenkinson, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, G. McMillan, B. Monteath, G. Naylor, G. Raines, I. Scrimshaw, B. Tempany, D. Weightman
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, M. Boyse, A. Briedis, J. Burns, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, R. Glendinning, R. Henshaw, R. Huppatz, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, D. Smith, D. Sutton
Richmond (21.16.142) defeated North Melbourne (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Balme (6), D. Cloke (5), K. Bartlett (2), G. McMillan (2), D. Weightman (2), F. Bourke, G. Davidson, P. Laughlin, M. Lee
North Melbourne: M. Blight (8), P. Baker (2), D. Sutton (2), A. Briedis, J. Burns, R. Glendinning, P. Keenan, S. McCann
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,156
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
21.16.142 - 17.15.117
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 16 | (142) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | NMLB by 4 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Marcy,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Bottams, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | McMillan, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Naylor, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 16 | 303 | 227 | 76 | 86 | 37 | 31 | 21 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 289 | 209 | 80 | 89 | 27 | 21 | 31 | |||