1978 VFL Round 22: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1978 between Footscray and Richmond during round 22 of the 1978 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at VFL Park. Gary Dempsey captained the hosts. Kevin Sheedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Davis, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, T. Fox, I. Hampshire, G. Jennings, M. Johnson, M. Kelly, I. Low, I. Morrison, P. Munro, L. Perussich, S. Power, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, J. Berry, F. Bourke, D. Freame, J. Hummel, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Naylor, G. Raines, S. Roach, B. Tempany, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, B. Wood

Footscray (11.15.81) were defeated by Richmond (19.20.134).

Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), T. Whitten (3), G. Dempsey, I. Hampshire, I. Low, L. Perussich
Richmond: K. Bartlett (6), F. Bourke (3), B. Monteath (3), B. Wood (3), J. Jess, G. Raines, C. Waterson, D. Weightman

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 September 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 17,768

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Richmond
Score: 11.15.81 - 19.20.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 3 6 . 9 7 . 13 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Richmond 4 . 4 7 . 7 13 . 13 19 . 20 19 . 20 (134)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 4 RICH by 36 RICH by 53 RICH by 53
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Don McKenzie (Footscray), Barry Richardson (Richmond)
Captains: Gary Dempsey (Footscray), Kevin Sheedy (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Marcy, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 8 0 3 4
46 Davis, Greg ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 11 10 1 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 3 1 1 4
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 4 0 2 3
37 Fox, Tony ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 2
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 1 1 9 5 4 1 8 2 2
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 7 0 3 3
8 Johnson, Matt ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 1 2 3
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 2
28 Low, Ian ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 4
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 11 0 4 2
10 Munro, Peter ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 7 0 1 2
23 Perussich, Lee ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 0
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 2 2
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 3 2
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 5 7
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 4 1 11 10 1 8 8 2 2
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 2 3
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 3 2 20 15 5 4 0 3 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 11 15 280 206 74 89 30 40 51

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 4 8 4 8
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 6 5 32 27 5 9 0 3 0
49 Berry, Jeff ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 4 0 3 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 3 1 20 16 4 8 0 2 1
44 Freame, Daryl ? ? 0 0 32 18 14 2 1 9 3
23 Hummel, Jon ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 1 4 2 0
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 0 1 2
25 Laughlin, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 2 0
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 2
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 2 3
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 3 3 13 12 1 5 0 3 1
13 Naylor, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 1 2 24 15 9 9 0 1 2
56 Roach, Stephen ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 4 0 1 2
10 Sheedy, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 5 0 5 1
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 5 11 3 1 1 3
53 Waterson, Colin ? ? 1 4 9 6 3 2 2 1 1
43 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 0 29 17 12 5 0 5 4
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 3 0 18 12 6 5 0 3 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 19 20 353 225 128 81 16 51 40

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