1978 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1978 between Richmond and Geelong during round 14 of the 1978 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, G. Davidson, P. Feltham, N. Jenkinson, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, E. Leech, G. McMillan, B. Monteath, G. Naylor, G. Raines, I. Scrimshaw, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), M. Browne, N. Bruns, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman
Richmond (17.20.122) defeated Geelong (18.9.117).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cloke (6), K. Bartlett (3), P. Laughlin (2), G. McMillan (2), P. Feltham, B. Monteath, I. Scrimshaw, D. Weightman
Geelong: L. Donohue (4), D. Clarke (3), K. Matthews (2), R. Neal (2), M. Browne, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,407
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 20 | (122) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | McMillan, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Naylor, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 20 | 325 | 233 | 92 | 73 | 27 | 47 | 43 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | 339 | 227 | 112 | 95 | 24 | 43 | 47 | |||