1978 VFL Round 20: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1978 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 20 of the 1978 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with, in the absence of Phil Carman, deputy vice-captain Ronnie Wearmouth as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, P. Bottams, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, G. Davidson, G. Dickson, P. Feltham, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Raines, B. Tempany, D. Weightman, B. Wood
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), R. Wearmouth (vice-capt.), R. Barham, G. Betts, R. Byrne, R. Dunne, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, D. Shaw, R. Shaw, G. Whitcroft, K. Worthington
Richmond (16.13.109) were defeated by Collingwood (19.9.123).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cloke (4), B. Monteath (4), P. Feltham (3), J. Jess (3), K. Sheedy, D. Weightman
Collingwood: R. Dunne (4), P. Manassa (4), M. Richardson (3), L. Thompson (3), R. Barham (2), R. Kink, R. Shaw, G. Whitcroft
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,680
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
16.13.109 - 19.9.123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 9 | (123) |
| Margin | RICH by 36 | RICH by 46 | RICH by 23 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Ronnie Wearmouth
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Marcy,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Bottams, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Dickson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 323 | 217 | 106 | 85 | 29 | 40 | 48 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 44 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Whitcroft, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 9 | 237 | 187 | 50 | 60 | 25 | 48 | 40 | |||