1979 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 97.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain, Frank | #49 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 2 | 0 | R10, R13 |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 22 | 36 | R01-22 |
| Berry, Jeff | #49 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R12-15, R18, R21 |
| Bottams, Phillip | #38 | 10 | 0 | R13-22 |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 22 | 8 | R01-22 |
| Cloke, David | #33 | 21 | 57 | R01, R03-22 |
| Considine, Craig | #39 | 7 | 1 | R14, R16-21 |
| Dunne, Emmett | #5 | 19 | 25 | R01-10, R14-22 |
| Edwards, Allan | #17 | 4 | 1 | R02-05 |
| Freame, Daryl | #44 | 6 | 1 | R03, R06-09, R22 |
| Heard, Bob | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01, R03-10, R12-22 |
| Jenkinson, Noel | #37 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R08-09 |
| Jess, Jim | #20 | 18 | 2 | R01-06, R08-15, R18-20, R22 |
| Keane, Merv | #18 | 19 | 3 | R02-03, R06-22 |
| Kershaw, Kim | #41 | 2 | 0 | R05, R11 |
| Landy, Graeme | #34 | 4 | 2 | R18-19, R21-22 |
| Laughlin, Peter | #25 | 3 | 2 | R04, R17, R22 |
| Lee, Mark | #1 | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R08-12, R14-21 |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 4 | 0 | R01, R07-09 |
| Malthouse, Mick | #7 | 10 | 1 | R01-09, R16 |
| McMillan, Geoff | #42 | 8 | 0 | R04-07, R10-13 |
| Monteath, Bruce | #11 | 22 | 19 | R01-22 |
| Mount, Stephen | #6 | 9 | 6 | R01-02, R06-09, R18-20 |
| Naylor, Greg | #13 | 7 | 2 | R05-07, R10-11, R17, R21 |
| Oborne, Rod | #23 | 3 | 5 | R14-16 |
| Parkes, Gary | #32 | 4 | 4 | R01-04 |
| Raines, Geoff | #4 | 21 | 12 | R02-22 |
| Roach, Michael | #8 | 19 | 90 | R01-07, R10, R12-22 |
| Robertson, Graeme | #24 | 14 | 1 | R05-11, R15-17, R19-22 |
| Rowlings, Barry | #22 | 18 | 14 | R05-22 |
| Scrimshaw, Ian | #36 | 6 | 3 | R10-11, R18-20, R22 |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05 |
| Strachan, Greg | #19 | 4 | 2 | R05, R11-13 |
| Tempany, Bruce | #14 | 20 | 14 | R01-17, R20-22 |
| Trotter, Barrie | #51 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Weightman, Dale | #3 | 15 | 19 | R01-02, R07, R11-22 |
| Wiley, Robert | #2 | 9 | 7 | R01-04, R08-12 |
| Williams, Peter | #28 | 7 | 1 | R06, R12-17 |
| Williams, Shane | #9 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Wood, Bryan | #16 | 21 | 13 | R01-13, R15-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewell, Tony | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 14 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 51 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 20 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 25/04/1979 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 10 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 79 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 73 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 18/06/1979 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 24 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 56 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 56 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 44 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 15/07/1979 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 17 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 15 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 71 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 56 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 20 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 59 | Tony Jewell | Kevin Bartlett |