1979 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1979 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.