1982 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1982 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 16 of the 1982 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. David Cloke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Francis Bourke.

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

Richmond
D. Cloke (capt.), K. Bartlett, R. Brewer, E. Dunne, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, A. Martello, S. Pirrie, A. Preston, M. Rioli, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, I. Sartori, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley, S. Williams, B. Wood

Melbourne (9.18.72) were defeated by Richmond (23.9.147).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Fidge (2), G. Healy (2), M. Jackson (2), A. Battiston, D. Dickson, K. O'Donnell
Richmond: M. Lee (4), K. Bartlett (3), D. Weightman (3), P. Welsh (3), R. Wiley (3), M. Roach (2), S. Williams (2), R. Brewer, M. Rioli, B. Rowlings

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 17 July 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 36,161

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 9.18.72 - 23.9.147

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 8 6 . 9 8 . 13 9 . 18 9 . 18 (72)
Richmond 4 . 3 12 . 5 15 . 5 23 . 9 23 . 9 (147)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 32 RICH by 34 RICH by 75 RICH by 75
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 0 21 10 11 1 0 0 2
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 2 15 7 8 4 0 1 4
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 1 0 21 14 7 1 0 2 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 3 19 10 9 3 0 3 2
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 2 1 12 8 4 2 0 2 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 3 0 1 2
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 6 0 3 0
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 2 4 17 15 2 7 0 1 4
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 0 0 3 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 2 1 5 5 0 2 2 1 8
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 2 23 17 6 5 0 3 4
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
49 McKenzie, Stuart ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 15 1 4
40 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 6 1
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 1 1 27 16 11 5 0 2 0
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 2 1
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 1 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 1 25 15 10 7 0 3 4
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 6 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 18 311 202 109 62 21 37 42

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 3
26 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 3 0 0 1
33 Cloke, David (c) ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 3 2 2
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 6 1 1 1
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 3 0
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 3 0
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 4 0 16 10 6 5 11 1 4
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 3 3
15 Martello, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 2 8 1
27 Pirrie, Stephen ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 1 3
17 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 1 0 28 24 4 6 0 4 5
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 2 1 26 22 4 10 8 5 2
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 1 1 22 20 2 3 0 1 1
25 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 5 0 2 2
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 3 1 27 13 14 4 0 4 3
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 3 0 12 10 2 3 0 0 0
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 3 4 27 23 4 3 0 1 1
9 Williams, Shane ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 23 9 306 227 79 69 26 41 37

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