1979 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1979 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 4 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Kevin Bartlett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), P. Carman, H. Coles, J. Dellamarta, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, G. Hunnibell, T. Martyn, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, K. Richards, R. Walters, G. Wells, D. Whitford, M. Wingate, C. Woodman
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bain, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, B. Heard, J. Jess, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, G. McMillan, B. Monteath, G. Parkes, G. Raines, M. Roach, K. Sheedy, B. Tempany, R. Wiley, B. Wood
Melbourne (16.23.119) defeated Richmond (15.19.109).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Carman (5), R. Flower (3), R. Walters (2), J. Dellamarta, G. Hunnibell, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, G. Wells, D. Whitford
Richmond: M. Roach (7), B. Tempany (2), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, G. Parkes
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Wednesday 25 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
44,708
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | RICH by 4 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Tony Jewell
(Richmond)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Dellamarta, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Richards, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 23 | 284 | 202 | 82 | 53 | 32 | 44 | 33 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Bain, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | McMillan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 19 | 291 | 210 | 81 | 73 | 26 | 33 | 44 | |||