1981 VFL Round 11: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1981 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1981 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Geoff Raines captained the hosts.
Garry Baker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
G. Raines (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, E. Dunne, G. Landy, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, S. Mount, M. Nugent, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, R. Semmens, T. Smith, G. Strachan, B. Taylor, B. Tempany, M. Wall, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, R. Wiley
Melbourne
G. Baker (capt.), S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, B. Crosswell, R. Dickson, J. Durnan, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, W. Gordon, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, B. Nettlefold, K. O'Donnell, P. Pinnell, S. Smith
Richmond (20.16.136) defeated Melbourne (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (5), M. Roach (5), C. Waterson (3), R. Wiley (2), S. Mount, G. Raines, B. Rowlings, T. Smith, B. Taylor
Melbourne: K. O'Donnell (4), G. Gaunt (2), M. Jackson (2), S. Bickford, C. Clayton, R. Dickson, T. Elshaug, P. Pinnell, S. Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 June 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,025
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 16 | (136) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 42 | RICH by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Jewell
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Geoff Raines
(Richmond),
Garry Baker
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. Marcy
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Mount, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Nugent, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Semmens, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Smith, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Taylor, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Wall, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Waterson, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 16 | 343 | 215 | 128 | 43 | 48 | 33 | 32 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Bickford, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Dickson, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | 311 | 198 | 113 | 64 | 44 | 32 | 33 | |||