1979 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1979 between Richmond and Footscray during round 8 of the 1979 VFL season. Richmond hosted Footscray at MCG. Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts. Geoff Jennings captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.

Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, D. Freame, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, S. Mount, G. Raines, G. Robertson, B. Rowlings, B. Tempany, R. Wiley, B. Wood

Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), P. Bradmore, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, G. Davis, I. Dunstan, M. Egan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, S. Hoffman, M. Kelly, R. McGhie, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, J. Reid, A. Smedts, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, B. Wilson

Richmond (22.26.158) defeated Footscray (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (5), D. Cloke (5), B. Tempany (5), E. Dunne (3), B. Monteath (2), S. Mount, B. Wood
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), P. Bradmore (2), G. Jennings (2), N. Cordy, S. Hoffman, M. Kelly, I. Morrison

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Richmond v Footscray
Date: Saturday 26 May 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 21,662

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Footscray
Score: 22.26.158 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 8 10 . 15 17 . 23 22 . 26 22 . 26 (158)
Footscray 3 . 2 6 . 7 8 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin RICH by 24 RICH by 32 RICH by 68 RICH by 73 RICH by 73
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Jewell (Richmond), Don McKenzie (Footscray)
Captains: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), Geoff Jennings (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Marcy, K. Norris

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin (c) ? ? 5 3 24 18 6 5 0 1 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 1 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 5 1 22 16 6 11 1 1 3
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 3 5 12 10 2 4 3 1 2
44 Freame, Daryl ? ? 0 2 24 14 10 1 0 2 5
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 12 3 9 3 25 3 1
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 2
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 0 1 4
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 5 0 1 3
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 0 2 1
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 2 2
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 2 4 27 25 2 7 0 3 2
6 Mount, Stephen ? ? 1 3 13 8 5 6 0 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 1 2
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 3 1 3 3
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 3 0 3 2
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 5 2 21 17 4 5 0 3 2
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 2 1
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 1 26 18 8 6 0 2 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 22 26 335 236 99 79 35 33 42

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Bradmore, Phil ? ? 2 1 7 5 2 4 2 1 1
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 3 1 2 1
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 2 0
46 Davis, Greg ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 0 0
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 0 0 3 1
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 1 1
42 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 23 13 10 2 0 6 0
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 16 3 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 1 0 5 3
16 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 4 0 0 1
25 Jennings, Geoff (c) ? ? 2 2 29 16 13 3 0 3 5
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 2
24 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 0 0 1 2
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 3 0 3 2
9 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 2 2
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 2 2 1
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 0 5
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 4 5 11 11 0 6 1 3 1
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 1 1
40 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 0 0 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 13 278 192 86 42 25 42 33

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