1982 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1982 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1982 VFL season. Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG. David Cloke captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Francis Bourke and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Richmond
D. Cloke (capt.), K. Bartlett, E. Dunne, P. Egan, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Malthouse, A. Martello, G. Raines, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, P. Sarah, W. Shand, G. Strachan, B. Taylor, B. Tempany, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley, S. Williams

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Keenan, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, S. Smith, P. Tossol, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

Richmond (18.8.116) defeated Melbourne (15.16.106).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Taylor (6), R. Wiley (4), D. Weightman (3), K. Bartlett (2), D. Cloke (2), M. Roach
Melbourne: G. Healy (5), B. Wilson (3), M. Jackson (2), P. Tossol (2), B. Crosswell, A. Johnson, K. O'Donnell

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 May 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 31,348

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Melbourne
Score: 18.8.116 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 4 11 . 7 15 . 7 18 . 8 18 . 8 (116)
Melbourne 4 . 6 7 . 10 12 . 13 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin RICH by 4 RICH by 21 RICH by 12 RICH by 10 RICH by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Francis Bourke (Richmond), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: David Cloke (Richmond), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, K. Norris

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 0 11 9 2 1 0 0 6
33 Cloke, David (c) ? ? 2 0 19 12 7 9 1 3 4
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 7 21 2 8
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 4
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 0 1
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 7 0 4 1
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 2
15 Martello, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 2 6 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 1 0 2 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 4 3 0 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 7 0 3 1
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
45 Shand, Wayne ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 0 1
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 2
21 Taylor, Brian ? ? 6 0 8 7 1 5 0 1 3
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 1 0
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 3 0 26 16 10 3 0 0 2
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 3 20 13 7 5 0 1 0
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 4 0 20 19 1 5 0 1 2
9 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 3 3 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 8 292 222 70 75 31 29 41

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 1 23 15 8 1 0 3 2
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 3 0 1 3
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 1 19 13 6 1 0 1 4
34 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 0 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 2 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 3 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 3 1
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 5 3 18 14 4 5 0 3 1
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 29 14 15 5 0 6 2
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 2 3 10 7 3 3 2 0 5
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 2 0 1 1
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 3 13 11 2 1 0 3 1
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 8 24 6 2
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 7 0 0
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 1 0 26 15 11 2 0 1 1
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 3 0 1 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 2 0
46 Tossol, Peter ? ? 2 1 6 6 0 3 0 1 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 3 2 32 17 15 3 0 2 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 2 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 16 341 232 109 58 33 41 29

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